Exposing Russia’s Undersea Shadow War
Tracking Russia’s Hybrid Naval Threat in European Waters (Part 1)
⚓️ This article from June 2025 by ‚Techjournalist’ is amazingly useful - it systematically lists and discusses OSINT sources & methods for tracking #shadowfleet activities and identifying potentially suspicious behavior.💡
Thanks to @vesselspotter.bsky.social for pointing me to it! 🙏🏻
19.09.2025 06:25 — 👍 27 🔁 13 💬 2 📌 0
Jaaha, II/88 ei kotiudu koskaan
28.08.2025 11:27 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
OPV Turva Katajanokalla
20.08.2025 05:51 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Näkyi olevan jollain salossa Kalmarin lippu tänä kesänä Skånessa, kun ajelin sillä suunnalla
28.07.2025 05:13 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Mielenkiintoinen tutkielma. Indikoisi että Suomenlahden GPS-häirintää tehdään liikkuvalta lavetilta.
22.07.2025 08:52 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Significant Russian Military Exercises
Russian forces continued major naval exercises in the Baltic Sea involving more than 20 warships and 25 aircraft, likely in support of the Kremlin's recent escalatory rhetoric against the Baltic States.
Full report here: isw.pub/ForceGen061125
11.06.2025 21:21 — 👍 55 🔁 11 💬 1 📌 1
In the waters of the North Sea, the frigate Admiral Kasatonov and the destroyer "Vice Admiral Kulakov" performed artillery firing at sea and air targets.
(Baltic Sea)The Admiral Kasatonov frigate, in cooperation with ships of the Baltic Fleet, practiced the task of striking conditional enemy ships.
10.06.2025 07:37 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
Helppo ja palkitseva peli…
10.06.2025 06:25 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
YouTube video by Puolustusvoimat - Försvarsmakten - The Finnish Defence Forces
Pohjanmaa-luokka yhteisen puolustuksen ytimessä
youtu.be/IwheVZJQIgU
03.06.2025 15:00 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Onkohan Ukrainassa luettu Tom Clancya? Myös operaatio ”Dreamlandissa” tuhottiin venäjän pommittajat kentälle. Tosin häivehävittäjin ja täsmäasein UAS:ien puuttuessa 30v sitten.
03.06.2025 05:25 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Ukrainan merivoimien lippuja… sotaviiri lähes samanlainen kuin meillä.
27.05.2025 06:01 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
”Erittäin todennäköisesti matkalla telakalle, mutta saattaa ennen sitä olla operatiivisessa roolissa mahdollisesti 1-3kk Itämerellä ven kalustovajauksen vuoksi”
27.05.2025 05:46 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Proud Dad Moment, pojan ensimmäinen KH takana.
26.05.2025 04:52 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Green Admirella kova vauhti päällä eilen. Warp drive jopa? Vakavasti ottaen todenäköisesti AIS väärennös (spoofing) venäläisten toimesta.
19.05.2025 05:49 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Klassinen merenhalinnan/käytön kiistäminen, mutta ilman perinteisiä taistelualuksia ja miina-asetta (ei havaintoja).
11.05.2025 06:40 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Kova kattaus Viestiupseeriyhdistyksen 80v-juhlaseminaarissa
06.05.2025 12:46 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Tutun näköistä kalustoa
27.04.2025 13:51 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Finnish forces lifting a flag at the "Three Nations border stone" 1945.
Location of the border stone btw Finland, Sweden and Norway
National Veterans Day 🇫🇮
Finnish forces lifting a flag at the "Three Nations border stone" 1945.
27.04.2025 09:10 — 👍 24 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
”By contributing a rare and specialized system, Finland has enabled Ukrainian engineers to conduct complex battlefield tasks more efficiently and safely—strengthening defense and offensive operations in mined and contested terrain.”
22.04.2025 11:38 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A Russian Navy exercise in the Baltic Sea could mask asymmetric activity
As NATO enters the Easter break, a large-scale Russian Navy merchant ship protection exercise which began today could be the perfect cover for asymmetric activity.
🔺Baltic Sea activity
A Baltic Fleet exercise which began on 15 April 2025 could be used to mask asymmetric activity.
open.substack.com/pub/jamesdro...
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15.04.2025 18:14 — 👍 76 🔁 12 💬 0 📌 0
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