US EditionRussia Nears Completion of Giant Spy Array in Kaliningrad Near NATO Border
The facility, nearing completion after over two years of construction, will enhance Russia's ability to intercept NATO communications and support electronic warfare in Europe, analysts say.
- On August 21, TSN and Tochnyi investigative project found Russia building a large-scale SIGINT station near Chernyakhovsk in the Kaliningrad region, with satellite images showing construction progress through July 2025.
- Construction began in March 2023 and has proceeded for over two years at a site located 15.5 miles from Poland in the Chernyakhovsky district near the Russian navy's Baltic Fleet air base, reflecting preparation for future confrontation with the West.
- Open-Source image reviewers pointed to a circularly disposed antenna array with at least six concentric rings, estimating its diameter at 1,600 meters, far exceeding typical ~400-meter arrays; Cold War systems had detection ranges up to 7,400 km.
- Experts say the facility could support Russia monitoring NATO electronic communications across Eastern Europe and the Baltic region and warn it may interfere with NATO command and communications, enhancing Kaliningrad as surveillance hub.
- The reporting arrives after the August 15, 2025 summit, as Putin says he will meet Zelensky when an agenda exists and envoys note openness to security guarantees amid Zelensky's accusations against Moscow.
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