(Israel Defense) Ronen Solomon - The Russian Navy vessel CCB-201 - one of the Russian Navy's largest intelligence vessels - left the Black Sea and crossed the straits of Turkey on June 10 on its way to an area off the coasts of Syria and Cyprus. The vessel contains a signals collection and decryption unit capable of listening to military transmissions in the region. Its purpose appears to be for gathering intelligence on NATO and U.S. force activities, as well as Israel's readiness.
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