Russian naval vessels, including Sparta IV and Yaz, are observed moving northwards in different locations such as the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay. The movement of these ships has sparked speculation about a potential revival of the 'Syrian Express' route for transporting military equipment between Russia and Syria. Concerns over deviations in sailing patterns in the Black Sea are linked to fears of a Ukrainian naval offensive.
Interesting activity to keep track off!!! Is Russia restarting the Syrian Express? Previously, amphibious landing vessels were used to transport military hardware between Russia and Syria via the Black Sea. https://t.co/H9guC8b93v
🔺OOA activity Two Russian Navy Northern Fleet amphibious vessels, POSS Ropucha BDK-031 “Otrakovsky” & BDK-010 “Ivan Gren” & Baltic Fleet tanker “Kola” were likely transiting the Bay of Biscay, AM 20 March 2024. Vessels likely ENR the Mediterranean Sea.@key2med https://t.co/tWnD6ompRx
Black Sea is getting weird. Seeing some serious deviations in normal sailing patterns for vessels destined for Novorossiysk. The fear of a Ukrainian naval offensive is likely the cause https://t.co/4NnjLYfSOB https://t.co/fizJQPgVLT
Little update on what appeared like a convoy of Russian ships in the Med last week off Sicily. Now disaggregated. Ursa Major is in North Sea, Sparta IV in the Channel and Yaz still in Bay of Biscay @auonsson @FouthTimeLucky @MT_Anderson https://t.co/0IJfazlFvS
🇷🇺MED SEA FLOTILLA🇷🇺 0.5M📷 from 17 March 2024. 4 of 6 vessels from the task force are in port, only Kama (oiler) & Admiral Grigorovich are out to sea. Been 4+ months since Kildin was in port (last spotted on 6 Nov 2023) & ~ 1 month since Ufa (last spotted on 22 Feb 2024). https://t.co/M5px3HSpI1
🇷🇺 #SyrianExpress #SpartaIV and #Yaz keep sailing northwards. Sparta IV is ahead of Yaz and has reached the English Channel. 📷 Can you spot it? https://t.co/4K74gEIms9