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Daily Mirror
4 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.
Metro
4 days ago
- Politics
- Metro
Russia's sinister doomsday radio bursts into life days before Trump-Putin summit
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Russia's 'Doomsday Radio', a lonely rusted radio station in a forest north of Moscow, has woken up. UVB-76, used during the height of the Cold War by the KGB, has for decades been sputtering bizarre beeps and cryptic gobbledygook. The short-wave station broadcast the words, 'schesolub', 'druzhnost', 'kener', 'ryushny', 'dzhinochili' and 'lyukospas' yesterday. According to a Telegram account that monitors the station, it also bleeped: 'ZHTI 12687 TOLKOSRAM 9585 4510.' The transmission lasted one minute and 12 seconds, the account, UVB-76 logs, said. Telegram channel Militarist said the message was similar to one broadcast in the first 10 days of January 2022, just before Russia launched its war against Ukraine. It comes only days ahead of US President Donald Trump's high-stakes meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska. In a rambling news conference on Monday, Trump said he planned to hash out with the Russian president 'land swaps' in a bid to end the Ukraine war. 'I'm going to Russia on Friday,' Trump told reporters. Alaska has not been a part of Russia since 1897. UVB-76, in a military zone classified in Povarovo, goes by many names. For at least the decade leading up to 1992, it broadcast almost nothing but beeps before switching to buzzes, about 34 per minute, giving it the nickname 'The Buzzer'. The station sporadically emits garbled audio messages, which tend to peak around 1pm, which can include Russian names. In 2001, the station broadcast in Russian: 'I am 143. Not receiving the generator [oscillator]… that stuff comes from hardware room.' Crackly French conversations have also been signalled, as have popular songs like Ganhgam Style by K-pop star Psy. Observers say these strange words likely covert military orders, such as for the Kremlin to push the 'dead man's switch', to trigger a nuclear attack. More Trending This has given the monotone outpost the nicknames 'Dead Hand Radio' or 'Judgement Day Radio'. But officials have never disclosed what the radio's purpose is exactly. Roskomnadzor, Russia's censor-loving telecommunications regulator, only publicly acknowledged its existence in June. The agency told RT that information about the 'user of the radio frequency spectrum… is not publicly available'. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: What could the planned UFC fight at the White House look like? MORE: Could Putin be arrested in the US during Trump meeting? MORE: The islands where America and Russia are 2 miles and 21 hours apart
Daily Mirror
25-06-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mirror
Putin's 'Doomsday Radio' spews out weird coded messages as NATO leaders meet
Russia's 'Doomsday Radio' began broadcasting a series of cryptic messages as world leaders including Keir Starmer, Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump met at a crucial NATO summit Vladimir Putin's bizarre 'Doomsday Radio' has started broadcasting dozens of mysterious coded messages today as NATO leaders met in The Hague to discuss the war in Ukraine. World leaders including Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky and US president Donald Trump gathered for a summit in The Hague today with the European conflict high up on the agenda - and it appears the meeting sparked a reaction from inside the Kremlin. Russia's UVB-76 radio station, also known as 'The Buzzer', was first set up in the Cold War, and is typically activated at moments of high tension on the international stage. Its broadcasts are thought to be related to a strategic communication test involving multiple military units, the start of a nuclear command-and-control exercise, or internal military readiness also might indicate training involving Russia's Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) or General Staff. But they are not currently decodable without classified keys, and carry no meaningful content to the average listener. The station - and known as Dead Hand Radio or Judgement Day Radio - has existed since the Cold War more than 50 years ago, but its purpose remains classified. One theory is that it is a 'dead man's switch', automatically triggering a military response possibly to nuclear attack. Today's splurge of messages equals the highest number sent in a short period since the end of the Cold War. Among the translations of code words appearing in Russian in today's output are the words 'Narcissus, Blooming, Meticulous, Caviar, Cognac, Sweetness and Lisbon'. Other words were nonsensical. Earlier this week, Doomsday radio broadcast the word Otniatiye - or 'taking away'. In its original Russian, the word mean to take away life, or hope. The station has previously been active this year around the time of telephone calls on the war in Ukraine between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. The signals it broadcasts can be sent without the internet or satellite. Its transmission tower is believed to be located northwest of Moscow, in a military zone classified during the Cold War. NATO countries pledge to spend more at key summit At the summit in the The Hague today, key NATO allies agreed to a significant boost in defence spending in the wake of Russia's military buildup and its ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Last night, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that Britain will help bolster Ukraine's air defences by using £70million of seized Russian assets to pay for ASRAAM missiles. He said: " Russia, not Ukraine, should pay the price for Putin's barbaric and illegal war, so it is only right we use the proceeds from seized Russian assets to ensure Ukraine has the air defence it needs. "The security of Ukraine is vital to the security of the UK and the Euro-Atlantic area, and our support will never waiver. "My message to President Putin is clear: Russia needs to stop its indiscriminate attacks on innocent Ukrainian people and return to the negotiating table.'
Time of India
23-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Russia's 'Doomsday Radio' gets active after US strikes on Iran, sends out coded messages
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Russia's Doomsday Radio (UVB-76) suddenly became active again, sending out weird coded messages after the United States struck nuclear sites in Iran. The mysterious messages broadcast by the UVB-76 radio station were PANIROVKA, KLINOK, and Radio has a long history and is known for sending secret, coded and cryptic messages. The exact meaning of the messages transmitted by the radio station is not known to anyone with rumours claiming that these are meant for the Russian armed UVB-76 radio station is believed to be a numbers station operated by the Russian military, according to independent news website Meduza. Many experts claim that the secret messages are linked to nuclear or military communications. The radio station mostly gets active during a war or a Western media outlets have often linked the radio station to Moscow's Dead Hand system, capable of launching an automated nuclear retaliatory strike in case Russia is under is probably the third time this radio station, also known as Buzzer, Judgement Day Radio, has gotten active in 2025. Last time the ' doomsday radio station ' got active in May and June and started broadcasting cryptic messages during President Vladimir Putin's telephone call with US President Donald to Metro UK, the radio station initially started to broadcast the apparent code 'NZhTI 89905 BLEFOPUF 4097 5573' ahead of the White House call in May 2025. Later it followed up with 'NZhTI 01263 BOLTANKA 4430 9529.'UVB-76 is Russia's most famous number station. It has been broadcasting since the mid-1970s. The station usually transmits white noise, and sometimes it is interrupted by short messages carrying numbers and seemingly unrelated words (often names), the first letters of which spell out specific words, according to Meduza. Each transmission starts with a callsign, made up of the first letters of names or words.
India.com
15-06-2025
- Politics
- India.com
This Russian radio sends completely secure TOP SECRET messages, can't be hacked, even Europe, NATO and US..., it is...
New Delhi: Ukraine and Russia have been embroiled in a war for the last three years. All European countries and America are with Ukraine in this war and providing it military and economic help. To help Ukraine, these countries have also imposed many sanctions on Russia in the last three years, despite this Russia is standing in this war and is also giving a befitting reply to Ukraine and its supporting countries. The biggest reason for Russia staying in the war for such a long time and not retreating is its stockpile of weapons, which is not easy to counter even for America or NATO. Russia also has the most nuclear bombs in the world and the longest range intercontinental ballistic missiles. However, this country also has a weapon which is rarely discussed, but as soon as it is activated, the enemies' lives are in danger. This weapon is – 'Doomsday Radio Station.' What is Russia's Doomsday Radio Station? After the recent talks between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, this radio station was activated once again. Scientists also know the Doomsday Radio Station as UBV-76. It is said that the messages emanating from it are sent to places where messages cannot be sent even from satellites. Its biggest feature is that it cannot be hacked. The messages sent from it are very secret, which common people cannot understand. It also includes numbers along with words, due to which it cannot be understood easily. It is said that Russia can send messages to its people around the world through it. Why is the Doomsday Radio Station dangerous? Today, while countries around the world are dependent on state-of-the-art satellites and encrypted communication, Russia's radio station like UVB-76 is still working. Its use is not only related to general communication but also to special emergencies. There have been many occasions when coded voice messages were heard on it, especially during the war with Ukraine. As soon as communication takes place on it, there is a stir in the world. Experts say that it is operated as a secret so that clear information about Russia's military strategies is not available and the enemy remains confused. In simple words, it is not just a means of communication but a psychological and strategic weapon. As long as it rings, it is fine, but as soon as its voice changes, understand that the world has reached a dangerous point because it is said that the messages associated with it may be related to secret military operations or nuclear protocols.
