New reports indicate that Russia may be building a kind of intelligence station that will allow the Russians to intercept NATO military communications in Eastern Europe. Satellite images clearly show that Moscow is constructing a large installation in the Kaliningrad Oblast, just 100 kilometers from the Polish border. 

Experts from the Tochnyi Investigative Project, cited by the Do Rzeczy news portal, believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin is creating a large electronic intelligence center.

“Although the new installation in the Königsberg region is still under construction, it likely represents a key node in Russia’s strategic electronic intelligence and communications architecture,” analysts from Tochnyi say. 

The analysts say such a center would  “bridge the gap between Cold War-era technology and modern military doctrine, which relies on denial, surveillance, and information dominance.” 

Moscow assures that it will not allow its territory in Kaliningrad to be threatened and is prepared for a decisive response. 

After threats made by General Christopher Donahue, commander of the Allied Land Command and U.S. Army Europe and Africa, that U.S. troops and their allies will be able to “wipe this enclave from the face of the Earth,” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov issued a warning to NATO. 

Donahue has emphasized that Kaliningrad is a key element of the North Atlantic Alliance’s strategy on the eastern flank.

On Monday, Estonian media reported GPS signal disruptions in areas including the Gulf of Finland. The source of the disruptions appears to be in the Königsberg Oblast. The Russian “Tobol” system in question is a strategic electronic warfare network designed to protect Russian satellite communications systems from NATO attacks and disrupt the Alliance’s intelligence capabilities.