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Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Politics
- Daily Mirror
Russia's 'Doomsday Radio' emits signals last heard days before Putin invaded Ukraine
The UVB-76 radio station, Russia's infamous 'Doomsday Radio', has emitted codes not heard since shortly before Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine Russia's infamous 'Doomsday Radio' has burst into life ahead of the meeting of presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Alaska. The UVB-76 radio station, a relic from the Cold War, was picked up sending the nonsense words: 'schesolub', 'druzhnost', 'kerner", 'ryushny', 'dzhinochili' and 'lyukospas'. It also messaged: 'NZHTI 12687 TOLKOSRAM 9585 4510.' Nicknamed 'The Buzzer', the station has usually transmitted only buzzing sounds during its half a century of use. But, according to the Telegram channel 'Militarist', these messages were the same as issued in the first 10 days of January 2022, but some preceding codes were different. Putin launched his barbaric full-scale war on Ukraine only a month later. It comes after Putin warns of nuclear war after unleashing another night of hell on Ukraine The bizarre station - a Cold War relic - has been on air for half a century and usually transmits just buzzing sounds, leading to its nickname The Buzzer. The purpose of the station - also known as 'Dead Hand Radio' or 'Judgement Day Radio' - remains classified. One theory is that it is a 'dead man's switch', automatically triggering a military response possibly to nuclear attack, or they may signal training involving the Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) or General Staff. The signals it broadcasts can be sent without the internet or satellite. It is believed to be located northwest of Moscow, in a military zone classified since the Soviet era. In June, in one burst it equalled the highest number sent in a short period since the end of the Cold War. The station has been active this year around the time of telephone calls between Putin and Trump. Ahead of the Putin-Trump meeting, European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said they had a 'constructive' discussion with Trump today. Speaking alongside Zelensky, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said after the videoconference that 'important decisions' could be made in Anchorage, but stressed that 'fundamental European and Ukrainian security interests must be protected' at the meeting. Merz convened the virtual meetings in an attempt to make sure European and Ukraine's leaders are heard ahead of the summit, where Trump and Putin are expected to discuss a path toward ending Moscow's war in Ukraine. Zelensky and the Europeans have been sidelined from that summit. German government spokesperson Steffen Meyer said the intention of Wednesday's meetings was to 'make clear the position of the Europeans.' Zelensky said his government has had more than 30 conversations with partners ahead of the summit in Alaska, but reiterated his doubt that Putin would negotiate in good faith. Writing on his official Telegram channel, Zelensky said there was 'currently no sign that the Russians are preparing to end the war,' and urged Ukraine's partners in the United States and Europe to coordinate efforts and "force Russia to peace". "Pressure must be applied on Russia for an honest peace. We must take the experience of Ukraine and our partners to prevent deception by Russia,' Zelensky said. Trump has said he wants to see whether Putin is serious about ending the war, now in its fourth year, describing Friday's summit as "a feel-out meeting" where he can assess the Russian leader's intentions. Yet Trump has disappointed allies in Europe by saying Ukraine will have to give up some Russian-held territory. He has also said Russia must accept land swaps, although it was unclear what Putin might be expected to surrender. Zelensky has said repeatedly that Ukraine would not give up any territory it controls, saying that would be unconstitutional and would serve only as a springboard for a future Russian invasion.
Russia Today
04-07-2025
- Science
- Russia Today
This Russian radio signal might end the world. Scared? Maybe you should be
At 4625 kHz, a dull mechanical buzz echoes endlessly – day and night, winter and summer, across borders and decades. The sound is steady, almost hypnotic. Sometimes it falters. A brief pause. Then a voice emerges through the static: 'I am 143. Not receiving any response.' Then – silence. And the buzz resumes. No one has officially claimed responsibility for the transmission. There are no station identifications, no explanations, and no confirmed purpose. But it's been broadcasting, almost without interruption, since the late 1970s. Radio enthusiasts around the world call it 'The Buzzer'. Over the years, the signal has inspired a growing mythology. Some believe it's part of a Soviet-era dead man's switch – a last-resort nuclear system designed to retaliate automatically if Russia's leadership is wiped out. Others think it might be a tool for communicating with spies, or perhaps even extraterrestrials. Theories range from the plausible to the absurd. Like all good Cold War mysteries, its real power lies not in what we know – but in what we don't. Like the Kola Superdeep Borehole – the real Soviet drilling project that inspired urban legends about 'sounds from hell' – The Buzzer lives in that fertile twilight between fact and fiction, secrecy and speculation. In the West, Cold War history is often well-documented and declassified. But Soviet-era experiments remain buried under layers of myth, rumor, and deliberate silence. That opacity has given rise to a unique genre of post-Soviet folklore – eerie, atmospheric, and deeply compelling. And few stories illustrate that better than the one about a drilling rig in the icy Siberian tundra, a descent into the Earth's crust, and a scream from the abyss. One of the most enduring tales from this shadowy canon emerged online in the mid-2000s and still circulates in corners of the internet today. According to the story, a team of Soviet scientists drilling deep into the Siberian permafrost broke through to something unexpected. At unprecedented depths – allegedly beyond even the Mariana Trench – temperatures spiked dramatically. Curious, they lowered a heat-resistant microphone into the borehole. What came back was... unnatural. Screams. Thousands of them. Indistinct voices crying out in agony, echoing from the deep. The scientists, the story goes, either went mad or fled the site in horror. The 'sounds from hell' legend became an instant internet classic – and a perfect storm of Cold War paranoia, spiritual anxiety, and post-Soviet mystery. In reality, there was a borehole. The Kola Superdeep Borehole was a real scientific endeavor, and it did reach greater depths than the Mariana Trench. Temperatures did rise dramatically – not because of a gateway to the underworld, but due to the Earth's geothermal gradient. No screams were recorded. No scientists fled in terror. The project was quietly shut down in the early 1990s when equipment costs became prohibitive. Still, the myth persisted – because it fed something deeper than curiosity. It evoked the unknowable, the terrifying, the secret world beneath official explanations. And that same feeling, that same dark fascination, surrounds The Buzzer. Frequency 4625 kHz still exists today and anyone can tune in – though the chances of hearing anything besides the persistent buzz are slim. Sometimes, the buzz is interrupted by short messages appearing every few weeks or even months. The messages are brief and unsettling. Strings of numbers. Disjointed letters. Nonsense words like 'shlikomops' or 'verhojom'. Others sound oddly evocative, even poetic: 'Hryukostyag' – loosely translated as 'hog banner' – and 'bezzlobie', meaning 'non-anger'. The only fully coherent sentence – the one already mentioned, 'I am 143. Not receiving any response' – was recorded in 1997. Nothing quite like it has been heard since. On June 30, 2025, at 12:57pm Moscow time, the first word of the day broke through the static: 'zevoseul'. Later, at 2:26pm, the station broadcast another word: 'trunonord'. Just days earlier, on June 25, The Buzzer transmitted 18 separate messages in a single day – including 'bueroprysh', 'khryakokhrych', and 'kranofai'. As always, no explanation followed. No pattern revealed itself. Just more echoes from nowhere. Officially, the station is called UVB-76. It originally transmitted from near Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) but went silent briefly in 2010 before resuming operations from a new location, presumably somewhere near Moscow. The purpose of its transmissions remains a mystery, but the most popular theory suggests it sends coded messages for military use. This has never been officially confirmed, as the Russian authorities have not commented on its existence. However, in response to a recent inquiry from RT, they stated that information regarding this radio frequency is not public. Furthermore, there are no officially registered private owners. As such, very little can be said about the radio station with certainty. According to both Russian and foreign military experts, it may be part of a system known as Perimeter and more commonly referred to as Dead Hand. Perimeter is a backup automatic nuclear retaliatory system developed in the USSR during the 1980s, designed to respond in case command centers are destroyed in the initial minutes of a nuclear conflict. If the country's top leadership (i.e., the president and general staff) dies or loses communication with the missile forces, a system known as Perimeter automatically activates. It analyzes seismic activity, radiation levels, and the absence of contact with command centers. If indicators of a nuclear strike are confirmed, Perimeter autonomously issues launch orders through backup communication channels. This means that even if leaders are suddenly eliminated, a retaliatory strike can still be executed, creating a situation of mutually assured destruction. Initial information about this system emerged in the 1980s. By the 1990s, experts began sharing declassified details. Dmitry Volkogonov, a Russian general and former adviser to Russian President Boris Yeltsin, indirectly confirmed its existence. For this type of system to function effectively, reliable communication is essential – and reportedly, The Buzzer may serve as one of its primary communication hubs. This is why it has earned the ominous nickname 'Doomsday Radio'. The theory connecting the station to military operations is supported by the fact that the buzz is often interrupted following major international events. For example, the messages 'hryukostyag' and 'bezzlobie' were broadcast shortly after negotiations in Istanbul. However, the recent conflict between Israel and Iran didn't elicit any new messages from the station. There's also a less dire explanation for the mysterious buzz – it may simply serve as a tool of intimidation. The protocols for launching missiles without direct orders from leaders have already proven unreliable. The most infamous incident occurred in 1983 when a warning system mistakenly indicated that the US had launched ballistic missiles, prompting the USSR to prepare for a counterstrike. Averted only by Lieutenant Colonel Stanislav Petrov, who realized the system had malfunctioned and alerted his superiors, this incident nearly led to nuclear war. Some experts believe that due to incidents like this, the Perimeter system is not operational anymore. The Russian authorities haven't officially confirmed whether this is true or not. Potential adversaries remain unsure if the Dead Hand would activate, which compels them to proceed with caution. In the meantime, The Buzzer adds to this uncertainty by transmitting enigmatic signals. Naturally, some people aren't satisfied with such a simple explanation. Over the past 50 years, many have proposed more intriguing theories to explain the mystery of The Buzzer. Some of the more conservative theories suggest that the station transmits signals to Russian agents operating undercover abroad or to secure government bunkers where officials can shelter in the event of war. Indeed, Russia has external intelligence services and secret shelters for its leaders, and the nonsensical messages transmitted by the station bear some resemblance to codes used by Russian security agencies. They also resemble military communication methods – typically, the Russian Armed Forces prefer less 'poetic' codes compared to the more allegorical terms like 'broken arrow' or 'bent spear' used by their American counterparts. A more captivating theory posits that this enigmatic station served a mystical doomsday cult that included Soviet military personnel and politicians who awaited the Apocalypse. Soviet leaders were indeed familiar with occult practices. The OGPU and NKVD explored possibilities in parapsychology, psychotropic weapons, and even telepathy. Strange sects and cults emerged in the USSR, particularly toward the end of the Soviet Union. One group, Amram Shambala, even attempted to infiltrate the military. However, these endeavors did not progress far, and the cults mostly remained marginal organizations. Finally, there are those theories that claim The Buzzer maintains contact with aliens. The USSR did send messages into space; in 1962, signals containing the words 'peace', 'Lenin', and 'USSR' were dispatched from the Deep Space Communication Center in Yevpatoria. They bounced off Venus and returned to Earth. But these were intended to test planetary radar systems, not to reach alien civilizations. For a long time, only military enthusiasts and radio amateurs showed interest in UVB-76. However, it began attracting significant attention in recent years as the likelihood of a major conflict arose again. This interest is understandable: Many people want to believe they can intercept military secrets or at least detect patterns in the signals to prepare for the next crisis. In an environment where accurate information is lacking – and with the Russian military still cautiously guarding its secrets – people start crafting their own interpretations. Initially, these theories astonish, shock, or entertain the public, but over time, they may start to seem plausible. However, reality is often less exciting than fiction. History shows that governments and generals are reluctant to reveal their secret developments to the world. They are even less inclined to make them accessible to anyone with a radio receiver. In the end, most classified military installations serve less thrilling roles: Relays, redundancies, or elaborate exercises in deterrence. But in a world starved of clarity, even a meaningless buzz can become a message. As it continues, indifferent and eternal, it carries with it a strange power: The less we know, the more we imagine. And in the silence between the beeps, the apocalypse is always just one signal away.
Russia Today
01-07-2025
- Science
- Russia Today
This Russian radio signal might end the world. Scared? Maybe you should be.
At 4625 kHz, a dull mechanical buzz echoes endlessly – day and night, winter and summer, across borders and decades. The sound is steady, almost hypnotic. Sometimes it falters. A brief pause. Then a voice emerges through the static: 'I am 143. Not receiving any response.' Then – silence. And the buzz resumes. No one has officially claimed responsibility for the transmission. There are no station identifications, no explanations, and no confirmed purpose. But it's been broadcasting, almost without interruption, since the late 1970s. Radio enthusiasts around the world call it 'The Buzzer.' Over the years, the signal has inspired a growing mythology. Some believe it's part of a Soviet-era dead man's switch – a last-resort nuclear system designed to retaliate automatically if Russia's leadership is wiped out. Others think it might be a tool for communicating with spies, or perhaps even extraterrestrials. Theories range from the plausible to the absurd. Like all good Cold War mysteries, its real power lies not in what we know – but in what we don't. Like the Kola Superdeep Borehole – the real Soviet drilling project that inspired urban legends about 'sounds from hell' – The Buzzer lives in that fertile twilight between fact and fiction, secrecy and speculation. In the West, Cold War history is often well-documented and declassified. But Soviet-era experiments remain buried under layers of myth, rumor, and deliberate silence. That opacity has given rise to a unique genre of post-Soviet folklore – eerie, atmospheric, and deeply compelling. And few stories illustrate that better than the one about a drilling rig in the icy Siberian tundra, a descent into the Earth's crust, and a scream from the abyss. One of the most enduring tales from this shadowy canon emerged online in the mid-2000s and still circulates in corners of the internet today. According to the story, a team of Soviet scientists drilling deep into the Siberian permafrost broke through to something unexpected. At unprecedented depths – allegedly beyond even the Mariana Trench – temperatures spiked dramatically. Curious, they lowered a heat-resistant microphone into the borehole. What came back was... unnatural. Screams. Thousands of them. Indistinct voices crying out in agony, echoing from the deep. The scientists, the story goes, either went mad or fled the site in horror. The 'sounds from hell' legend became an instant internet classic – and a perfect storm of Cold War paranoia, spiritual anxiety, and post-Soviet mystery. In reality, there was a borehole. The Kola Superdeep Borehole was a real scientific endeavor, and it did reach greater depths than the Mariana Trench. Temperatures did rise dramatically – not because of a gateway to the underworld, but due to the Earth's geothermal gradient. No screams were recorded. No scientists fled in terror. The project was quietly shut down in the early 1990s when equipment costs became prohibitive. Still, the myth persisted – because it fed something deeper than curiosity. It evoked the unknowable, the terrifying, the secret world beneath official explanations. And that same feeling, that same dark fascination, surrounds The Buzzer. Frequency 4625 kHz still exists today and anyone can tune in – though the chances of hearing anything besides the persistent buzz are slim. Sometimes, the buzz is interrupted by short messages appearing every few weeks or even months. The messages are brief and unsettling. Strings of numbers. Disjointed letters. Nonsense words like 'Shlikomops' or 'Verhojom.' Others sound oddly evocative, even poetic: 'Hryukostyag' – loosely translated as 'hog banner' – or 'Bezzlobie,' meaning 'non-anger.' The only fully coherent sentence – the one already mentioned, 'I am 143. Not receiving any response' – was recorded in 1997. Nothing quite like it has been heard since. On June 30, 2025, at 12:57 p.m. Moscow time, the first word of the day broke through the static: 'Zevoseul.' Later, at 14:26, the station broadcast another word: 'Trunonord.' Just days earlier, on June 25, The Buzzer transmitted 18 separate messages in a single day — including 'Bueroprysh,''Khryakokhrych,' and 'Kranofai.' As always, no explanation followed. No pattern revealed itself. Just more echoes from nowhere. Officially, the station is called UVB-76. It originally transmitted from near Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) but went silent briefly in 2010 before resuming operations from a new location, presumably somewhere near Moscow. The purpose of its transmissions remains a mystery, but the most popular theory suggests it sends coded messages for military use. This has never been officially confirmed, as Russian authorities have not commented on its existence. However, in response to a recent inquiry from RT, they stated that information regarding this radio frequency is not public. Furthermore, there are no officially registered private owners. As such, very little can be said about the radio station with certainty. According to both Russian and foreign military experts, it may be part of a system known as Perimeter and more commonly referred to as Dead Hand. Perimeter is a backup automatic nuclear retaliatory system developed in the USSR during the 1980s, designed to respond in case command centers are destroyed in the initial minutes of a nuclear conflict. If the country's top leadership (i.e., the president and general staff) dies or loses communication with the missile forces, a system known as Perimeter automatically activates. It analyzes seismic activity, radiation levels, and the absence of contact with command centers. If indicators of a nuclear strike are confirmed, Perimeter autonomously issues launch orders through backup communication channels. This means that even if leaders are suddenly eliminated, a retaliatory strike can still be executed, creating a situation of mutually assured destruction. Initial information about this system emerged in the 1980s. By the 1990s, experts began sharing declassified details. Dmitry Volkogonov, a Russian general and former adviser to Russian President Boris Yeltsin, indirectly confirmed its existence. For such a system to function effectively, reliable communication is essential – and reportedly, The Buzzer may serve as one of its primary communication hubs. This is why it has earned the ominous nickname 'Doomsday Radio.' The theory connecting the station to military operations is supported by the fact that the buzz is often interrupted following major international events: for example, the messages 'Hryukostyag' and 'Bezlobiye' were broadcast shortly after negotiations in Istanbul. However, the recent conflict between Israel and Iran didn't elicit any new messages from the station. There's also a less dire explanation for the mysterious buzz – it may simply serve as a tool of intimidation. The protocols for launching missiles without direct orders from leaders have already proven unreliable. The most infamous incident occurred in 1983 when a warning system mistakenly indicated that the US had launched ballistic missiles, prompting the USSR to prepare for a counterstrike. Averted only by Lieutenant Colonel Stanislav Petrov, who realized the system had malfunctioned and alerted his superiors, this incident nearly led to nuclear war. Some experts believe that due to incidents like this, the Perimeter system is not operational anymore. Russian authorities haven't officially confirmed whether this is true or not. Potential adversaries remain unsure if the Dead Hand would activate, which compels them to proceed with caution. In the meantime, The Buzzer adds to this uncertainty by transmitting enigmatic signals. Naturally, some people aren't satisfied with such a simple explanation. Over the past 50 years, many have proposed more intriguing theories to explain the mystery of The Buzzer. Some of the more conservative theories suggest that the station transmits signals to Russian agents operating undercover abroad or to secure government bunkers where officials can shelter in the event of war. Indeed, Russia has external intelligence services and secret shelters for its leaders, and the nonsensical messages transmitted by the station bear some resemblance to codes used by Russian security agencies. They also resemble military communication methods – typically, the Russian Armed Forces prefer less 'poetic' codes compared to the more allegorical terms like 'Broken Arrow' or 'Bent Spear' used by their American counterparts. A more captivating theory posits that this enigmatic station served a mystical doomsday cult that included Soviet military personnel and politicians who awaited the Apocalypse. Soviet leaders were indeed familiar with occult practices: the OGPU and NKVD explored possibilities in parapsychology, psychotropic weapons, and even telepathy. Strange sects and cults emerged in the USSR, particularly toward the end of the Soviet Union. One group, Amram Shambala, even attempted to infiltrate the military. However, these endeavors did not progress far, and the cults mostly remained marginal organizations. Finally, there are those theories that claim The Buzzer maintains contact with aliens. The USSR did send messages into space; in 1962, signals containing the words 'Peace,' 'Lenin,' and 'USSR' were dispatched from the Deep Space Communication Center in Yevpatoria. They bounced off Venus and returned to Earth. But these were intended to test planetary radar systems, not to reach alien civilizations. For a long time, only military enthusiasts and radio amateurs showed interest in UVB-76. However, it began attracting significant attention in recent years as the likelihood of a major conflict arose again. This interest is understandable: many people want to believe they can intercept military secrets or at least detect patterns in the signals to prepare for the next crisis. In an environment where accurate information is lacking – and with the Russian military still cautiously guarding its secrets – people start crafting their own interpretations. Initially, these theories astonish, shock, or entertain the public, but over time, they may start to seem plausible. However, reality is often less exciting than fiction. History shows that governments and generals are reluctant to reveal their secret developments to the world. They are even less inclined to make them accessible to anyone with a radio receiver. In the end, most classified military installations serve less thrilling roles: relays, redundancies, or elaborate exercises in deterrence. But in a world starved of clarity, even a meaningless buzz can become a message. As it continues, indifferent and eternal, it carries with it a strange power: the less we know, the more we imagine. And in the silence between the beeps, the apocalypse is always just one signal away.
Irish Daily Mirror
26-06-2025
- Politics
- Irish Daily Mirror
Putin's 'Doomsday Radio' spews coded messages as NATO leaders meet
As NATO bigwigs met in The Hague this week to discuss the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin's enigmatic 'Doomsday Radio' has kicked off a flurry of cryptic coded messages. World leaders, including British PM Keir Starmer, Ukrainian leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, and US President Donald Trump, met for some serious discussions in The Hague with the Ukrainian crisis at the forefront. Putin seems to have had his say as Russia's UVB-76 station, the notorious 'The Buzzer', went into overdrive. This Cold War relic usually gets chatty during global political tension peaks. 'The Buzzer' is a shady operation that's all about high-stakes comms tests, nuclear drill signals, or military once-overs. It's also believed to be tied in with training drills for Russia's Strategic Missile Forces or the General Staff big wigs. The general public can't make heads or tails of it since cracking those codes needs top-secret keys, but it sure sparked theories - like a failsafe 'dead man's switch' ready to hit back if nukes start flying. Amongst the code words translated from Russian in today's reports are 'Narcissus, Blooming, Meticulous, Caviar, Cognac, Sweetness and Lisbon', with additional words appearing to be gibberish. Just this week, the mysterious Doomsday radio was heard broadcasting the term Otniatiye - translating to 'taking away' in its native Russian, implying the removal of life or hope. The station is known to become more active correlating with significant phone discussions about the Ukraine conflict between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. The enigmatic signal, which needs neither the internet nor satellites for transmission, emanates from a tower thought to be situated northwest of Moscow within an area that remained off-limits during the Cold War period.
The Irish Sun
02-06-2025
- Politics
- The Irish Sun
Russia's ‘Doomsday Radio' crackles into life after ‘Spiderweb' blitz – as Putin weighs options for terrifying revenge
RUSSIA'S mysterious doomsday radio station called "The Buzzer" burst into action after Ukraine's daring Operation Spiderweb blitz. A raging Vladimir Putin is now said to be preparing for a terrifying revenge attack after 5 Radio station UVB-76 produces an eerie sound that buzzes 24 hours a day, seven days a week 5 The moment one of dozens of Ukrainian drones flies out of a truck in the Irkutsk region, in Siberia, before striking the 'Belaya' air base 5 Russian Tu-95 bombers burning 'en masse' according to a Ukrainian SBU source Credit: Ukraine's Security Service 5 Pictures show a huge stockpile of FPV drones hidden inside a secret compartment in a container Credit: 24 TV/SBU 5 Russian President Vladimir Putin pictured today after Ukraine's drone assault Credit: Reuters In the wake of the heavy losses, Russia 's sinister doomsday radio burst into activity, spewing out codewords. Known to be used by the KGB during the height of the But its activity is known to increase following major military or political events. Among the cryptic words it uttered in Russian were Duck, Walrus, Meadow, Bee-eater, and Fun. While one knows what these eerie signals indicate, speculations are that they are linked to secret military operations or even nuclear protocols. UVB-76 transmits on the frequency 4625 kHz and is characterised by an eerie sound that buzzes 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It has been active this year previously after Putin's telephone calls with Donald Trump. A furious Putin is now expected to attack Ukraine in a revenge blitz. Most read in The US Sun Just hours after Kyiv 's audacious mass drone strike, Moscow launched, Russia launched a wave of retaliatory strikes overnight. The deadly strikes overnight killed five in Zaporizhzhia, injured six in Sumy, and several more in the northeastern region of Kharkiv, according to Ukrainian authorities. It comes as Russian and Ukrainian delegations are set to meet today in Istanbul for a second round of peace talks. Follow our live blog below as we bring you the latest updates...
