The intelligence ship of the Russian Navy, “Victor Leonov” again spotted off the East coast of the United States. It was located approximately 37 km South-East of the American submarine base in kings Bay (GA). With such a statement issued on Wednesday, the Fox News channel, which refers to its sources in the command of the us Navy.
Sources have confirmed that the “Viktor Leonov” did not come into the territorial waters of the United States. They end at a distance of 22.2 km from the coast.
As previously reported, the Russian intelligence ship held here in February. The us Navy and carrier aviation had not taken any action against “Viktor Leonov”, said Fox News. According to its sources, in the Atlantic ocean off the coast of the US are four American ships. Their crews did not receive the command to suppress the means of tracking and intercepting the signals on Board the “Victor Leonov”.
According to the TV channel, the Russian ship returned after last week made a stop in the port of Havana for refueling and resupply of water and food.
“Viktor Leonov” designed to intercept radio communications and learning of the parameters of the sonar. This type (project 864) represents the third generation of ships, developed in the USSR in the 1980s.