He raised NATO's concerns. Russian spy ship left the Mediterranean

The presence of the 55-year-old "Kildina" at the confederate banks of Spain, France, Italy and Greece for months aroused NATO unrest — even larger than Russian warships. It was feared that Moscow could sabotage underwater cables and pipelines that equipped with many sonars and "Kildin" sensors could locate. NATO's akin missions were suspected at the same time by another Russian spy ship, Jantar.

“Kildin” caused anxiety

Over the past months, ‘Kildin’ has traveled across different parts of the Mediterranean, By forcing NATO states to send surveillance missions. Many times he was accompanied by American and Italian reconnaissance aircraft, and he was besides watched by submarines.

At the end of January, erstwhile ‘Kildin’ was off the coast of Syria, from which Russia began the evacuation of military bases leased in the port of Tartus, There was a fire on his deck. The conflict against him lasted 5 hours, and the ship's commander rejected the assistance offered by another units that were nearby. The situation was serious due to the fact that the crew picked up 2 black bullets on the mast, which meant There's no control of the ship.

After the “Kildina” of the Mediterranean, Russian presence in these waters was limited to 1 submarine and 2 frigates.