A newly released FBI video appears to show Russia testing the limits during the 42-day U.S. government shutdown. In late October, a vessel believed to be the Vishnya-class signals-intelligence ship Kareliya (SSV-535) was spotted about 15 nautical miles south of Oahu—outside U.S. territorial waters but close enough to cause a response by U.S. forces in the Pacific….SWIPE RIGHT for the video.
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Although the government shutdown thinned staffing at some federal agencies, the U.S. military, of course never stopped ops. INDOPACOM assets—maritime patrol aircraft, surface ships, and joint surveillance capabilities—continued monitoring all activity across the region, including foreign spy vessels operating without AIS signals, posing as fishing ships, or even flying foreign flags.
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The Kareliya has a long history of snooping...Originally commissioned in 1986, the ship was mothballed in the early 2000s before undergoing a major overhaul/upgrade and returning to service in 2017. Russian surveill...
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