Russian gunrunner LADY MARIIA enr from St. Petersburg/Russia arrived at Oran/Algeria.

Russian gunrunner LADY MARIIA enr from St. Petersburg passed Strait of Gibraltar eastbound.

Matros Shevchenko is back in port at Lomé TGO. It is possible that it will carry the cargo of yellowcake uranium to RUS and its return to harbor from being at anchor in the Gulf of Guinea could mean that the trucks carrying the yellowcake arrived at Lomé and it is now being loaded onto the ship.

Excellent analysis: A drone strike in the Mediterranean: what the latest attack signals for Russia’s shadow fleet by Mark William Lowe regarding Qendil (IMO 9310525)

At the same time, two Russian ships, the Yelnya and the Stoikiy, have been spotted in the Gulf of Guinea. Their presence fuels speculation that the uranium is about to be shipped to Russia, to the detriment of West African security.

Swedish media says that Swedish customs is boarding the ship www.sydsvenskan.se/skane/tullen...

Russian bulk carrier IRTYSH lifted anchor off Saleef/Yemen and is heading back to Novorossiysk/Russia.

Update: ADLER seems to be on the move again. bsky.app/profile/auon...

Appears to be beginning to move from the anchorage

Russian logistics ship ADLER is at anchor IN Sweden. Possibly broken down. Usually runs heavy weapons to Russian bases in Africa / Middle East. Was inspected by military aircraft 2h ago. Swedish Coast Guard just arrived to area.

Russian gunrunner ADLER enr from St. Petersburg is at anchor north of Helsingborg/Sweden. Due to technical difficulties? @vesselspotter.bsky.social @auonsson.bsky.social @pa.nton.cx

🚨🇷🇺🇫🇷 According to a new CNN investigation, two Russian mercenaries were on board the BORACAY (IMO 9332810) during its boarding off the French coast. 🧵

Great piece by @cnn.com about PMC's on the shadow fleet in the Baltic Sea. Just goes to show our stories about Russians in umarked uniforms on board the ships is signs of a much broader operation. According to CNN, these people have connections to Moran Security. Full story:

Maybe could somebody help me with the whereabouts of bulk carrier VEZHEN (MT) IMO 9937270 from DEC03 to DEC06? @maritimekiwi.bsky.social @auonsson.bsky.social @vesselspotter.bsky.social

Russian gunrunner ASCALON enr from St. Petersburg/Russia is about to pass Strait of Gibraltar eastbound.

Russian gunrunner ADLER departed from St.Petersburg area, entering Gulf of Finland westbound, destination yet unknown.

Swedish navy confirms presence of Russian military staff on shadow fleet tankers in Baltic Sea. Further states that RU navy vessels have increased presence and believes it is partly to protect the shadow fleet. www.svt.se/nyheter/inri...

Very interesting! Looks like a well planned and executed operation. However, as always at this point, accurate BDA is still pending.

🔺OOA activity- Update COI tanker General Skobelev likely escorted by Pr.20380 class SKR-532 “Boikiy” entered the Mediterranean Sea, PM 14 December 2025. ⚠️There is a realistic possibility Kilo B-275 “Krasnodar” & tug “Altay” also entered the Mediterranean at that time.

Russian gunrunner MAIA 1 enr from Iran/Algeria to St. Petersburg/Russia crossed Bay of Biscay and is entering the English Channel eastbound.

Russian gunrunner KAPITAN DANILKIN is on the move again and departed from Tuzla/Turkiye, heading to the Levante region. KAPITAN DANILKIN was moored in Tuzla since FEB25, after returning from Conakry/Guinea (and some spoofing to Murmansk/Russia).

Russian cargo vessel SINEGORSK is enr from Ashdod/Israel to Murmansk/Russia, currently south of Crete/Greece.

Shadow fleet tanker Minion (PA) IMO 9389095 enr from Vadinar/India to St. Petersburg/Russia changed flag and name to TRIUMF (RU), currently at anchor OPL Port Said/Egypt.

Shadow fleet tanker Minion (PA) IMO 9389095 enr from Vadinar/India to St. Petersburg/Russia changed flag and name to TRIUMF (RU), currently at anchor OPL Port Said/Egypt.

Russian bulk carrier MIKHAIL NENASHEV is at anchor off Tartous/Syria.

Russian bulk carrier IPSALA is fully loaded enr from Vysotsk/Russia to Tartous/Syria, currently Off Peleppones/Greece.

Russian gunrunner ENISEY finished loading cargo and departed from Kavkaz/Russia, is now enr to Tartous/Syria.

Russian cargo vessel S.KUZNETSOV enr from Novorussiysk commenced Bosporus passege southbound.

Russian spy vessel AKADEMIK IOFFE enr from Murmansk/Russia to yet unknown destination is currently crossing Bay of Biscay southbound.

Interesting: Russian icebreaker AKADEMIK FEDOROV departed from Cape Town/South Africa and is enr to Neko Harbour/Antarctica.

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Severomorsk might be coming to replace Kulakov, to increase the presence in the Baltic, or perhaps a combination of both, having two Udaloy's there for a period before one returns to the north. The Northern Fleet reinforcing the Baltic is slowly becoming the new normal.

Russian gunrunner departed from Kochi/India and is proceeding north, destination yet unknown.

Russian gunrunner BARENTS enr from Archangelsk/Russia tonTartous/Syria, currently off Andenes/Norway.

Russian gunrunner CRYSTAL STPETERSBURG departed from Mundra/India, next destination Jebel Ali/UAE.

Russian gunrunner ESENIYA (IMO 9194036) changed flag and name to LARA (PW), enr from Djibouti to St. Petersburg, completed Suez Canal passage northbound, now heading towards Strait of Gibraltar.

Russian gunrunner LADY MARIIA departed from Bronka/Russia, destination yet unknown.

Russian gunrunner MAIA 1 enr from St. Petersburg/Russia is passing Strait of Gibraltar eastbound.

Russian gunrunner ASCALON stopped in the English Channel off Bournemouth likely waiting for tanker GENERAL SKOBELEV and to join with submarine KRASNODAR and escort vessel VIKTOR VELIKY. The convoy is enr to Port Said/Egypt bsky.app/profile/vess...

Russian no flag tanker UNITY enr from St. Petersburg to Zhoushan/China is drifting appr. 150 nm off Guinea-Bissau.

Chinese cargo vessel XIN AN NING (IMO 9407859) continues her journey to pittoresque destinations with lots of time to spend loitering in the area... After loitering off Conakry/Guinea and Buchanan/Liberia for weeks she briefly returned to the Med, now enr to Fort de France/Martinique.

This is beyond interesting: On 03 Dec Tu-214PU-SBUS Command Post – Airborne Military Command and Control RA-64530 (used by the Russian Minister of Defense) RFF7252 and Il-96-400VVIP CAMBER MoD Airborne National Command Post RA-96102 RFF9006 flew from Moscow (CKL) to Benghazi LBY.

🚨EXCLUSIVE: Two suspected Russian spies slipped into the UK this year aboard commercial cargo ships, before moving near military bases & critical infrastructure. An @theipaper.com investigation reveals how The Kremlin is using European shipping lanes as covert infiltration routes.

Russian gunrunner LADY D enr from St. Petersburg/Russia arrived at Kochi/India.

Russian gunrunner DIANA is enr from Mongla/India to Vladivostok/Russia, now passing Taiwan.

Russian gunrunner RUSLANA departed from Novorossiysk/Russia, fully loaded, destination yet unclear. But will be very telling where she's heading for...

The vessel BALTIC LEADER (IMO 9220639, MMSI 273297850) is a Russian 🇷🇺Ro-Ro Cargo Ship. It looks like it's headed to Benghazi🤔 something is changing...what do you think.

Russian gunrunner ENISEY departed from Tartous/Syria and is now enr to Kavkaz.

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