Overview
- The Ropucha-class Aleksandr Shabalin has remained anchored since Sunday east of Fehmarn on the Fehmarnbelt tanker route outside German waters.
- German authorities are conducting continuous observation, with Bundespolizei and the Navy monitoring and the tender Werra assigned to the site.
- During its approach into the Lübeck Bay, the ship was shadowed by the Bundespolizei vessel Bamberg and a Danish patrol boat.
- Officials report no evidence linking the ship to recent drone overflights in Danish airspace, despite recurring speculation in media reports.
- Regional activity has expanded with the destroyer Vize-Admiral Kulakov and the submarine Novorossiysk noted off Schleswig-Holstein, while no threats have been reported and civilian research and fishing vessels are keeping distance with resulting delays.