Unpublished Iceye satellite images reveal that Russia is expanding its military reconnaissance and electronic warfare capabilities in the Baltic Sea region, especially around Kaliningrad. A large Over-the-Horizon Radar (OTH) near Gwardeisk is under construction, capable of detecting aircraft and missiles up to 3,000 km away, covering areas including Germany, France, and the UK. Kaliningrad hosts over 20 signal intelligence and electronic warfare sites, with additional facilities being built such as a circular antenna array near Tschernjachowsk. Russia is also rebuilding military infrastructure in Karelien and the Leningrad Military District, including equipment depots and mobile S-400 missile launcher systems that have been made operational near Baltijsk. Satellite data shows regular covert military cargo convoys through the Baltic Sea to Libya and Syria, often using escort warships, deception by false AIS data, and sporadic AIS operation to conceal routes. Specifically, the Ro-Ro cargo ship Sparta, under escort of the Udaloy-class destroyer Admiral Lewtschenko and other support vessels, transported what is presumed to be military vehicles between Baltijsk and Tartus, Syria, while transmitting false destination information such as Port Said, Egypt.

Unpublished Iceye satellite images reveal that Russia is expanding its military reconnaissance and electronic warfare capabilities in the Baltic Sea region, especially around Kaliningrad. A large Over-the-Horizon Radar (OTH) near Gwardeisk is under construction, capable of detecting aircraft and missiles up to 3,000 km away, covering areas including Germany, France, and the UK. Kaliningrad hosts over 20 signal intelligence and electronic warfare sites, with additional facilities being built such as a circular antenna array near Tschernjachowsk. Russia is also rebuilding military infrastructure in Karelien and the Leningrad Military District, including equipment depots and mobile S-400 missile launcher systems that have been made operational near Baltijsk. Satellite data shows regular covert military cargo convoys through the Baltic Sea to Libya and Syria, often using escort warships, deception by false AIS data, and sporadic AIS operation to conceal routes. Specifically, the Ro-Ro cargo ship Sparta, under escort of the Udaloy-class destroyer Admiral Lewtschenko and other support vessels, transported what is presumed to be military vehicles between Baltijsk and Tartus, Syria, while transmitting false destination information such as Port Said, Egypt.