02/09/2025

A Russian Spy Ship Caught Fire off Syria’s Coast, Officials Say

Here’s audio of its broadcasts

The man is insistent: Our ship is in difficulty, so keep your distance, he instructs another vessel over the radio.

“Warship on your course,” he said. “I am drifting. I’m not under command.”

The broadcast, according to military officials, came from a Russian spy ship, the Kildin, as the vessel packed with intelligence-gathering equipment drifted temporarily out of control off the Syrian coast on Jan. 23, with flames and black fumes rising from its smokestack.

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