Frigate A. Grigorovich class and vessel ASCALON transit STROG.
- RFN- OS
- Mar 16
- 2 min read
Updated: May 3
The frigate Grigorovich did not pass by the STROG as did the vessel ASCALON (IMO:9198226 - Last contact 12 MAR near Malta - by @TiaFarris10), they could still be in the MED. The weather conditions are favorable and considering the distance they could be in transit at this time.
By @TiaFarris10
Dangerous manoeuvre in the sea by the Russian cargo ship ASCALON near a collision with a foreign cargo ship. Exclusive photos of the cargo ship ASCALON near Malta prove that the Syrian Express convoy did indeed split in two (photos taken on 10th March 2025).
Category
Transportation of military cargo Weapons and military equipment
Vessel information
Involved in the transportation of weapons for the Russian Federation, it is considered one of the participants in the so-called "Syrian Express" (a supply route to Syria from Russian ports on the Black Sea (Novorossiysk) through the Bosphorus Strait). The vessel has been repeatedly captured on satellite images at the Novorossiysk naval base.In 2018, it delivered missiles for the S-400 anti-aircraft missile system from Russia to the PRC.The owner of the vessel is the sanctioned Russian maritime shipping company LLC "M Leasing"(TIN9701173086).In May 2022, the United States imposed sanctions on the vessels of LLC "M Leasing" (including "Ascalon") involved in the transportation of weapons.
Ports visited
Al Iskandariyh (Alexandria) (Egypt), Conakry (Guinea), Gelendzhgic (Russian Federation), Novorossiysk (Russian Federation), Oran (Algeria), Pointe Noire (Republic of the Congo), Sankt-Peterburg (Russian Federation), Zeytinburnu (Turkey), Kronstadt (Russian Federation), Algeria (Algeria), Tin Can Island (Nigeria), Sheskharis (Russian Federation), Khalifa (UAE)
Shipowner (IMO / country / date)
LLC "M Leasing" (6246853 / rf / 02.09.2021)
M Leasing LLC is a Russian shipping company providing logistical support to the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. In particular, M Leasing LLC is involved in a military transportation network of Russian cargo vessels shipping North Korean armaments from Pyongyang to military facilities in the Russian port of Dunai. Subsequently, North Korean munitions transported by M Leasing LLC are transferred to a munitions depot in the town of Tikhoretsk on Russia’s western border to be deployed in Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Therefore, M Leasing LLC is supporting materially the Government of the Russian Federation, which is responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine.
Ship:
Angara (IMO 9179842)
Adler (IMO 9179854)
Ascalon (IMO 9198226)
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