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Control Center communication work in support of launches from the Vostochny cosmodrome. the second vessel is somewhat different from the lead ship. According to him, she "is 11 m longer" and will not carry a
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Russian vessel, Yantar, which the U.S. Navy has alleged transports submersibles that can sever and tap into cables miles beneath the ocean's surface, anchored outside Nuuk, where a subsea communications cable lands that connects Iceland and
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Russian vessel Yantar, officially an oceanographic research vessel but with surveillance equipment and military connections, as it transited off the west coast of
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Det angivelige russiske spionskipet Yantar operer for tiden ved norskekysten utenfor
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Its missions are thought to include cable cutting, laying of taps on undersea cables, and intelligence missions. BREAKING. Russian Spy Ship #Yantar now in
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The vessel, Yantar, took up a stationary position between two undersea internet cables
Tuesday, remaining there for most of Wednesday before heading southwest
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under the name Vice-admiral
Burilichev, to honor a former head of the GUGI, Alexey Vitalyevich Burilichev, who died in November 2020 due to coronavirus.
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submersibles Rus and Konsul, which can dive to about 6,000m (20,000ft).
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in May 2015. The ship has a length of 108 metres (354 ft) and a
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Eriksen, Inghild; Gulldahl, Håvard; Rypeng, Lisa (30 October 2023).
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1190:[Russian navy have a front row seat for "Suffren" trials].
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1371:"Norsk forskningsskip forfulgt av russisk "spionskip" i 18 timer"
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Gronholt-Pedersen, Jacob (21 October 2020). Ledwith, Sara (ed.).
991:[New York Times: – Russian spy ship i Norwegian waters].
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the Russian Navy's Main Directorate of Underwater Research (GUGI)
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818:"What Is a Russian Spy Ship Doing in the Eastern Mediterranean?"
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1290:"Ireland's Naval Service marks its 75th anniversary"
1086:"Russian spy ship spotted off west coast of Ireland"
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966:"The Hidden Threat To Baltic Undersea Power Cables"
943:Sanger, David E.; Schmitt, Eric (26 October 2015).
784:"Oceanographic research vessel Project 22010 Kruys"
859:"What makes Russia's new spy ship Yantar special?"
404:(28 km/h; 17 mph). It officially has a
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1147:"Why is Russia's Spy Ship Near American Waters?"
400:propulsion for a top speed of approximately 15
1335:"Russian spy ship 'Yantar' in English channel"
245:8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi)
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896:"Northern fleet gets unique vessel"
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475:undersea telecommunications cables
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1084:Gleeson, Colin (18 August 2021).
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408:of 60. The ship was built at the
1252:Suresh, Meera (19 August 2021).
1186:Guibert, Nathalie (8 May 2020).
602:first sea trial from Cherbourg.
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1030:"Russisk spionskib ud for Nuuk"
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325:since 2015 and is reportedly a
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1513:"Буриличев Алексей Витальевич"
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313:(Янтарь) is a special purpose
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329:. The vessel's home port is
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146:General characteristics
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199:4 × 1600 kW
193:2 × 3400 hp
164:Displacement
96:Commissioned
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1171:21 February
1131:24 November
1036:(in Danish)
972:11 February
790:24 November
708:Kaliningrad
697:sister ship
670:", and the
645:Fram Strait
615:AEConnect-1
414:Kaliningrad
331:Severomorsk
126:MMSI number
108:Severomorsk
99:23 May 2015
83:8 July 2010
72:Yard number
1542:2012 ships
1526:Categories
1479:30 October
1435:30 October
1387:30 October
1351:31 October
1314:31 October
1270:31 October
1222:Naval News
1102:31 October
1040:1 December
1009:30 October
746:References
734:Burilichev
668:harassment
639:Barentshav
549:aircraft.
466:Activities
429:mothership
406:complement
390:sea trials
355:Burilichev
291:Complement
212:Propulsion
141:In service
1233:21 August
875:3 January
771:Citations
726:from the
562:ARA
525:In 2017,
520:Greenland
433:mini-subs
382:laid down
361:in 2021.
359:laid down
339:lead ship
274:Rus-class
250:Endurance
130:273546520
120:Call sign
80:Laid down
1473:Archived
1471:. 2016.
1429:Archived
1381:Archived
1345:Archived
1321:Ireland.
1308:Archived
1295:BBC News
1264:Archived
1227:Archived
1193:Le Monde
1096:Archived
1069:America.
1003:Archived
869:Archived
864:BBC News
653:RV
564:San Juan
386:launched
327:spy ship
104:Homeport
88:Launched
1467:WP:TASS
1419:WP:TASS
1240:States.
1064:Reuters
722:of the
714:agency
643:in the
636:vessel
611:Ireland
599:Suffren
253:60 days
219:azipods
122:: RMM91
62:Builder
33:History
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901:level.
676:Yantar
649:Yantar
623:Yantar
607:Yantar
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547:MiG-29
539:Cyprus
535:Israel
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512:Yantar
503:. The
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471:Yantar
460:Yantar
449:-class
447:Konsul
435:. The
425:Yantar
370:Yantar
353:, and
310:Yantar
172:Length
138:Status
56:Yantar
46:Russia
1442:Almaz
1200:9 May
751:Notes
700:Almaz
691:Almaz
543:Su-33
420:Roles
402:knots
347:Almaz
242:Range
234:Speed
75:01602
1481:2023
1463:TASS
1437:2023
1415:TASS
1389:2023
1353:2023
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1272:2023
1235:2021
1202:2020
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1133:2017
1125:TASS
1104:2023
1042:2017
1011:2023
974:2021
877:2018
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