Russian reconnaissance ship «Victor Leonov» was seen by the us military in 160 km (100 miles) off the East coast of the United States.
Two military representatives of the USA said that the spy ship was last registered when it left the port of Port-of-Spain, the capital of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
According to the military, the destroyer USS Cole and other naval objects track the movement «Viktor Leonov», which is equipped with high-tech spy equipment designed to intercept communication signals.
The us military can not say exactly where the ship, but he sailed along the East coast near Cape Canaveral, kings Bay, Norfolk, and new London – in all these places there is a naval base of the United States.
According to U.S. intelligence reports, the Russian military regularly carry out intelligence operations using «Victor Leonov». The ship sailed along the U.S. East coast in February and March last year, staying in international waters near the American naval installations.
Medium intelligence ships of the Russian Federation also conducted similar patrols in 2014 and 2015.
Oh no Mr Bill! #Russian #spy #the ship is LURKING off the US East Coast!! Ack! Uh, say, isn’t that the VIKTOR LEONOV? Hey, don’t they get to leave Murmansk EVERY winter for a nice Caribbean cruise? Didn’t they do this last year? And in 2015? And in 2014. Oh. https://t.co/lWFJuvRAnt pic.twitter.com/pygZWXRs7C
— Chris Cavas (@CavasShips) January 22, 2018
