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A Russian Navy ship has anchored off the coast of Germany in the Baltic Sea, raising concerns among NATO member states, which are already on alert due to repeated airspace violations by Russia.
The Russian Baltic Fleet ship, the Aleksandr Shabalin, anchored near the entrance to the Bay of Lübeck six days ago. It is positioned on a key shipping route to the Fehmarn Belt, a key route connecting the Baltic Sea with the North Sea and visible from the German island of Fehmarn.
The Russian ship is being monitored by the German patrol ship "Bamberg" and Danish patrols, while the German Navy has also sent the support ship "Werra" from the port of Kiel. German police have confirmed that the "Shabalin" is outside German territorial waters and therefore does not violate national laws or international maritime rules, media reports.
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This is not the first time the ship has been spotted in the area. In September, it was anchored near the entrance to the Danish Langeland Strait, and later that month unidentified drones were spotted over a Danish military base while the Russian ship was nearby. However, no evidence has been found linking the ship to that incident.
Since September 10, Russia has repeatedly violated the airspace of NATO member states, including Poland, Romania, Estonia, Denmark, the US, France and Germany, using drones and aircraft.
Due to these frequent incidents, US President Donald Trump declared on September 23 that NATO countries should shoot down Russian planes if they enter their airspace. A similar reaction was also made by Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene, who recalled the 2015 incident when Turkey shot down a Russian Su-34 that had strayed into its airspace for just 17 seconds.
Russian landing ship Alexander Shabalin has been anchored at the entrance to Lübeck Bay near the coast of northern Germany for days, Kieler Nachrichten reported.
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) October 23, 2025
The 112-meter-long vessel, followed by the Federal Police and the Navy, arrived there on October 19. It has been… pic.twitter.com/TEWU7SdFUB
According to Bloomberg, citing diplomatic sources, NATO has warned the Kremlin of its readiness to react strongly to any further provocation, including downing planes. Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has described such a threat as "dangerous."
In early October, the deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, suggested that the appearance of drones over strategic European locations could be the result of a "direct infiltration by Russia," but did not confirm Moscow's responsibility.
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