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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

RF Navy Pacific Fleet Kilo-class diesel-electric submarine [specific hull unknown] departed port on 27 September and remains underway through today (1 October) - previous underway: 30 August-24 September (patrol) bsky.app/profile/spec...

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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

RF Navy Northern Fleet Kilo-class diesel-electric submarine [specific hull unknown] departed port on 24 September and remains underway through today (1 October) - previous underway: 17-20 September (local training) bsky.app/profile/spec...

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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Japan-U.S. joint Exercise KEEN SWORD 27 to be held 19-29 October - Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, and Philippines to join - approx. 45,000 personnel, 6,100 vehicles, 40 vessels, 260 aircraft ** anticipate RF military surveillance ** www.mod.go.jp/js/pdf/2026/...

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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

For the fourth time in 2026, President Putin has ordered an increase in Armed Forces military service member end strength - total end strength increased by 15,500 troops; civilian end strength unchanged - in 2026, total end strength has increased by 52,500 troops: 50,500 troops + 2,000 civilians)

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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

RF Navy deployment stats: ships deployed at least one day in 2026 + total days deployed through 30 September 2026

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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

RF Navy Northern Fleet Severodvinsk-class nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine [specific hull unknown] departed port during afternoon hours on 31 August and remains underway through today - this may be the same submarine that deployed 20 April-28 June bsky.app/profile/spec...

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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A rare glimpse inside a Ukrainian FPV farm. Operators feed their flock a balanced diet of grain and lithium batteries. A few more weeks and they’ll be ready to leave the coop and hunt Russian equipment.

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saturnax1.bsky.social @saturnax1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#SubSaturday #Submarines German Navy Type 212A-class Batch II diesel-electric/AIP attack submarine U-36 (S-186) coming into Leith, September 24, 2026. Photos by Dave Cullen. @sarahkirchberger.bsky.social @rstirn.bsky.social @covertshores.bsky.social @mikeplunkett.bsky.social @johannu96.bsky.social

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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Interesting: This photo of Putin, looking old and/or tired and/or forlorn, was released by the Kremlin (23 Sep) and republished by RF MOD official newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda (24 Sep), followed by Baltic, Black Sea, and Northern Fleet newspapers (25 Sep) - but not by the Pacific Fleet newspaper

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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

RF Navy Pacific Fleet Kilo-class diesel-electric submarine [specific hull unknown] departed port on 21 September and remains underway through today

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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

RF Navy Pacific Fleet Slava-class missile cruiser Varyag and Nedelin-class command ship Marshal Krylov departed Vladivostok on 22 September and conducted eastbound transits of the La Perouse Strait on 23 September www.mod.go.jp/js/pdf/2026/...

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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

RF Navy Northern Fleet Slava-class cruiser Marshal Ustinov returned to port following a two-week underway period (8-23 September)

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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

RF Coast Guard Svetlyak-class patrol craft Almaz - before (July 2023) and after (September 2026)

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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

In May 2025, RF MOD sued Banner Shipyard (Rybinsk) seeking RUB 2,690,774,271). Court proceedings have been closed to the public, and court rulings have been redacted. Although the case remains under appeal, it is unlikely the public will soon (if ever) know the full scope and nature of the case.

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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

RF Navy Northern Fleet Udaloy I-class destroyer Severomorsk returned to port after four-day underway period (17-20 September) - Severomorsk may have conducted coordinated training with Kilo submarine + Vitse-Admiral Kulakov (underway same dates) bsky.app/profile/spec... bsky.app/profile/spec...

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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

RF Navy Black Sea Fleet Grigorovich-class missile frigate departed port (Baltiysk) during the afternoon hours on 19 September and remains underway through today - previous underway period: 12-15 September

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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

RF Navy Deployed Days in 2026 (as of 20 September) = 8,569 - ships/subs currently deployed (on 10 September): 32 - daily average of ships/subs deployed (1 January-20 September): 33 - daily number of ships/subs deployed (1 January-20 September): lowest = 22 / highest = 37

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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

RF Navy Northern Fleet Kilo-class diesel-electric submarine [specific hull unknown] returned to port after four-day underway period (17-20 September)

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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

RF Navy Northern Fleet Udaloy I-class destroyer Vitse-Admiral Kulakov returned to port after four-day underway period (17-20 September)

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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

RF Navy Northern Fleet Dolgorukiy-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine [specific hull unknown] departed port on 14 September and remains underway through today

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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

RF Navy Pacific Fleet Kilo-class diesel-electric submarine [specific hull unknown] departed port on 30 August and remains underway through today (18 September)

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saturnax1.bsky.social @saturnax1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

#SubThursday #Submarines Recent photo of Project 09851 Khabarovsk-class special-purpose, nuclear-powered submarine "Khabarovsk". Caveat: the image appears to be edited. @covertshores.bsky.social @mikeplunkett.bsky.social @alxluck.bsky.social @navalnews.com @sarahkirchberger.bsky.social

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Mike Plunkett @mikeplunkett.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

One of the two Caspian Sea Flotilla Gepard-class frigates, likely TARTARSTAN based on the CIWS arrangement aft.

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RN ship losses @rnshiplosses.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

16 Sept 1918 // Coastal defence ship HMS Glatton caught fire in Dover harbour, threatening the town with a devastating magazine explosion. This was prevented when she was scuttled with torpedoes by HMS Cossack. A total of 79 men lost their lives. (IWM SP 2595 & SP 2083) #RoyalNavy #WW1 #NavalHistory

Royal Navy coastal defence ship HMS Glatton, originally built for the Norwegian navy as the Bjørgvin, photographed in 1918. Image: Imperial War Museum, SP2595. Black and white photograph of a rather top-heavy looking warship with large guns and superstructure, viewed from off the starboard bow, at anchor in the mist with a hilly shoreline visible in the background. In the foreground is a small boat with a single sail.

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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

RF Navy Baltic Fleet Steregushchiy-class missile corvette Soobrazitelnyy possibly departed port midday on 13 September; remains underway through today - based on metadata analysis (limited data set) - ship conducting training or... bsky.app/profile/pa.n... h/t @pa.nton.cx for asking a question...

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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

RF Navy Pacific Fleet Kilo-class diesel-electric submarine Ufa departed port during the afternoon hours on 9 September and remains underway through 16 September - candidate for land-attack cruise missile launch in Sea of Japan bsky.app/profile/spec...

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Prune60 @prune602.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Meanwhile in Russian Media… “A bat flew into a Moscow blogger's apartment and scared her.” Plus an AI image! (Ok, I’ll admit that I mostly just wanted to show you the AI image) www.mk.ru/incident/202...

A bat flew into a Moscow blogger's apartment and scared her.

A Muscovite spent half the night trying to drive a bat out of her apartment.

A bat entered a blogger's apartment in Moscow and scared her, according to Telegram channel 112.

The girl was going to bed when she heard something scratching in the apartment. Then she noticed the curtain moving and realized it was a bat.

The blogger called the residential complex's reception. They advised her to call the Ministry of Emergency Situations or wait out the night. The bat went to bed, and the blogger decided to send the uninvited guest away.

She tried to cover the mouse with a colander, but didn’t have time – it flew away.

A man reportedly came to the blogger's aid. Meanwhile, the bat had settled into an aquarium, from where it was safely evacuated.

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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

RF Navy Black Sea Fleet Moma-class intelligence collection ship Kildin departed Baltiysk during the afternoon of 14 September

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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Two area closures in effect this week for RF Navy Pacific Fleet missile events: - NAVAREA XI 26-0404 is likely for antiship cruise missile [SS-N-22 SUNBURN, SS-N-27 SIZZLER] activity - HYDROPAC 2627/26 is for land-attack cruise missile [SS-N-30 SAGARIS] activity

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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

RF Navy Pacific Fleet Steregushchiy-class missile corvette Rezkiy departed port on 11 September and conducted a southbound transit of the Tsushima Strait on 12-13 September www.mod.go.jp/js/pdf/2026/...

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Prune60 @prune602.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I figured you’d get a kick out of this

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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

RF Navy Pacific Fleet Udaloy-class destroyer Admiral Tributs, Udaloy-class frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov, and Dubna-class oiler Pechenga departed Vladivostok by the early evening hours on 10 September for an Asia-Pacific regional deployment mil.ru/news/1579703...

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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

RF Navy Deployed Days in 2026 (as of 10 September) = 8,241 - ships/subs currently deployed (on 10 September): 32 - daily average of ships/subs deployed (1 January-10 September): 33 - daily number of ships/subs deployed (1 January-10 September): lowest = 23 / highest = 37

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 10/09/2026

Semaphore xkcd.com/3295/

Comic. [Two identical machines face each other with a gap between them. Each is mounted on a box with a cable connecting it off-panel, webcams pointed at each other, and two flags at different angles that can move.] [caption] Networking tip: Separate sensitive components with a semaphore gap.

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Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A reminder that Lewis Page's analysis of defence matters sharply divides other experts. Mostly it divides them between those who think he's a fucking idiot and those who quite agree but prefer not to swear.

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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

...Admiral Levchenko and Akademik Pashin arrived near Tartus, Syria, on 7 September, based on metadata analysis. Activity spikes: (27-28 August) Strait of Gibraltar (1-2 September) Strait of Sicily - imagery confirms Akademik Pashin was in Tartus on 8 September x.com/InsiderGeo/s...

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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We're in a global war. Canada should be a bold leader in the defence of democracy against russian fascist aggression and not a timid follower. Declare the falsely-named "Russian Federation" to be a terrorist state. Ban all visas for russians. Impose a total embargo on the russian terrorist state.

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Baltic Takes (formerly badbaltictakes) @baltictakes.com · 09/09/2026

A Chinese official attempted some of that Wolf Warrior Diplomacy ™ shit. It did not go well. Philippines' Defence Minister Gilberto Teodoro was speaking up for smaller nations and international law at a forum in Korea when he was handed a note from a Chinese official, meant as intimidating.

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Mike Plunkett @mikeplunkett.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Russia has (perhaps unsurprisingly) re-invented the Press Gang

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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

RF Navy Northern Fleet Sibiryakov-class research vessel Romuald Muklevich departed port on 7 September likely for a previously scheduled Arctic expedition bsky.app/profile/spec... - currently heading northeast in the Barents Sea bsky.app/profile/te3e...

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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

RF Navy Northern Fleet Severodvinsk-class nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine departed port midday on 7 September - previous underway: 11-25 August

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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

...Admiral Golovko returned to port today after week-long underway period (2-8 September) that included Oniks land-attack cruise missile launch

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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

...Admiral Golovko launched an Oniks land-attack cruise missile at a land target located ~300 kilometers away at the Chizha Test Range - the video clip released by the RF MOD today contains some archive footage mil.ru/news/72419a9... t.me/mod_russia/6... tass.ru/armiya-i-opk...

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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

RF Navy Baltic Fleet Vishnya-class intelligence collection ship Vasiliy Tatishchev departed Baltiysk by midday on 3 September - Vasiliy Tatishchev recently conducted a resupply mission in the North Sea (25 July-5 August); may be heading back to resupply Neustrashimyy bsky.app/profile/spec...

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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

RF Navy Northern Fleet Gorshkov-class missile frigate Admiral Golovko departed port midday on 2 September - previous underway period: 27-29 July

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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

...another area closure just to the east looks good for naval cruise missile activity

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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Barents Sea area closures for missile/gunnery operations in effect 5-10 September; possible candidates include: - Admiral Golovko bsky.app/profile/spec... - Marshal Ustinov bsky.app/profile/spec... - Vitse-Admiral Kulakov bsky.app/profile/spec...

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