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Another Russian ship to keep an eye on

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In recent days, we have focused on certain Russian ships in the Mediterranean. First, the Ursa Major, which sank shortly before Christmas, and then the Sparta, which, while continuing her journey towards Syria, initially changed its indicated destination port and later altered its route without any apparent reason.

This has drawn our attention away from another Russian ship, the tanker Yelnya, an Altay-class vessel, which has been stationary west of Oran since December 20th—coincidentally, not far south from where the Ursa Major sank.

Each day, the ship transmits a message indicating its position and the weather and sea conditions, confirming that it remains at anchor.

The last message sent by the Yelnya

Departing from Tartus, the vessel seems to have been waiting for something for nearly 10 days, showing no movement even during the intense events surrounding the Ursa Major‘s sinking.

According to information published by the Algerian MoD on December 17, 2024, the ship arrived at the port of Algiers on December 17, 2024, for a scheduled three-day stopover. Officially conducted under the framework of Algerian-Russian military cooperation, the docking comes against the backdrop of a major strategic shift: the recent evacuation of the Russian naval base at Tartus, Syria, after years of serving as Moscow’s critical Mediterranean outpost.

(source Algerian MoD)

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  • A Prophet 100 years ago said Russia will use Turkey to enter the Med, take UK via Gibraltar and then conquer Spain and be stopped in France by Germany using USA(who will be in financial ruins) new military technology

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