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Russian Vessels - Locations 07-11-26 10:20 utc Cargo Ships: Lady Mariia IMO: 9220641 Sparta IMO: 9268710 Lady R IMO: 9161003 Lady D IMO: 9349289
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Russian: Cargo Ship: Ascalon IMO: 9198226 MMSI: 273219650 Location: : Last report 06-11-26 15:03 Course: 223.8
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Ukraine-Russia War: Update 7th Nov 2026
🤖 Made with AI
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USAF: C-17 Globemaster RCH235 RCH4977 RCH4978 RCH161 (From Spangdahlem & Ramstein) KC-135R Tankers 62-3576 58-0063 (From RAF Mildenhall-UK) 07-11-26 09:00 utc
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🇷🇺🇱🇾🇸🇾OSINT UPDATE: RUSSIAN CONVOY IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL New tracking and radio data confirm the Russian naval convoy continues its transit heading southwest. •Positions: The Altay-class tanker Yelnya (50.7°N 00.8°E, 6-10 knots), alongside cargo ships Ascalon and Anastasiia, are currently in the English Channel.
 •Escort: The Steregushchiy-class corvette Stoiky's presence remains unconfirmed.
 •Destination: Unknown, though current analysis indicates a 60% chance for Tobruk and 40% for Syria,with a dual stopover possible. @KaptainLOMA @key2med @TiaFarris10 @SONARROW_OSINT @MrFrantarelli @te3ej @Gibdan1 @NavyLookout @UKForcesTracker @seawaves_mag @charly0153 @Capt_Navy @supbrow @CeciliaSykala @jr_amon_ceuta @DonnetJules
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Four Nyan One-Way Effector strike drones launched from HMS Queen Elizabeth during trial last month. If the carriers can be set up to quickly fire off a big swarm of Nyans in short time this would be a really significant capability navylookout.com/hms-queen-el…
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USN: Surveillance Mission: MQ-4C TRITON 169660 OVRLD02 06-11-26 21:05 utc
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USN: Surveillance Mission-Western Black Sea: P8-Poseidon 170269 n/c Operating out of Varna-Bulgaria 06-11-26 21:00 utc
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I Worked STRATCOM J2 for 5 years. This isn’t mystery radio. That’s an E-6B Mercury on 11175 USB, Atlantic orbit, reading an EAM preamble: K7CWD7. HFGCS + TACAMO doing what they were built to do — HF/VLF relay so the boats and bombers still hear the message if the pretty networks go dark. Not a launch order. Not “decoded.” Just the backup C2 net doing its job off the Carolina coast. #HFGCS #E6B #STRATCOM
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Ukrainian forces continued their long-range strike campaign against Russian logistical, industrial, and oil infrastructure in Ryazan and Oryol oblasts. Ukrainian forces recently advanced in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Russian forces launched two Kh-35 anti-ship missiles and 128 drones against Ukraine overnight.
NEW: The Kremlin is weaponizing humanitarian crises Russia itself has created in order to court the Trump Administration. (1/2)
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USAF: RC-135U Combat Sent (ELINT/MASINT) 64-14849 JAKE27 Operating out of deployed base at RAF Mildenhall-UK Flight to the eastern flank (Finland/Russia Border)
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BlueSky retweeted
👀 As a data signal goes out over the HFGCS, B52 bombers FEAR47 and CHILL41 exchange radio checks with each other. I wonder what's going on...
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The Steregushchiy-class corvette "Stoykiy"(545) has returned to the Baltic Sea. 🎥Frank Behling (Nov. 3)
The cargo vessels ANASTASIIA and ASCALON, escorted by the Steregushchiy-class corvette Stoykiy and the Altay-class oiler Yelnya, are departing the Baltic Sea and are likely heading toward the shores of the African continent. 📸FB-"Under Broen" | Henrik B. Knudsen (Nov. 1)
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🚨🚨🚨 A second Russian cargo convoy is now heading out of the Baltic Sea. The convoy consists of three vessels sailing together: 🇷🇺 LADY R (IMO 9161003), LADY D (IMO 9349289) and MAIA-1 (IMO 9358010). The second convoy is crossing the southern Baltic Sea, north of the Polish coast and east of Bornholm, heading southwest towards the Danish Straits. Meanwhile, the first convoy, comprising 🇷🇺 ASCALON (IMO 9198226) and ANASTASIIA (IMO 9349291), is approaching the western exit of the English Channel, heading into the Atlantic. These successive convoy movements further strengthen indications of a major Russian military sealift operation originating from Baltiysk. 👀 Are both convoys bound for the same destination? Libya and West Africa remain possibilities.
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BlueSky retweeted
Russian Navy Headquarters, callsign RMX, works Russian Navy Frigate Admiral Kasatonov (461), callsign RMYC with enciphered Morse link. 10388 kilohertz CW, 0722 UTC Morse recording vocaroo.com/1dxqU0K2E0uC
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Russian Air Force: Il-78M-90A (Tanker) RF-78741 78741 Out of the Aviastar-SP manufacturing plant in Ulyanovsk, currently heading South after ops over the Northern Regions 06-11-26 13:05 utc
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USAF: RC-135U Combat Sent: 64-14849 JAKE27 Out of RAF Mildenhall-UK, currently active along the Finland/Russia border 06-11-26 12:55 utc
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🇷🇺Russian convoy of 3 merchant vessels, possibly escorted by corvette, passing west through the English Channel today.
🇷🇺🇱🇾🇸🇾OSINT UPDATE: RUSSIAN CONVOY IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL New tracking and radio data confirm the Russian naval convoy continues its transit heading southwest. •Positions: The Altay-class tanker Yelnya (50.7°N 00.8°E, 6-10 knots), alongside cargo ships Ascalon and Anastasiia, are currently in the English Channel.
 •Escort: The Steregushchiy-class corvette Stoiky's presence remains unconfirmed.
 •Destination: Unknown, though current analysis indicates a 60% chance for Tobruk and 40% for Syria,with a dual stopover possible. @KaptainLOMA @key2med @TiaFarris10 @SONARROW_OSINT @MrFrantarelli @te3ej @Gibdan1 @NavyLookout @UKForcesTracker @seawaves_mag @charly0153 @Capt_Navy @supbrow @CeciliaSykala @jr_amon_ceuta @DonnetJules
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