Russian Military Radiograms are encrypted radio communications used by the Russian military and intelligence agencies for the transmission of sensitive information. These radio transmissions typically use a combination of numbers, letters, and other codes to convey encrypted messages. The specific encryption techniques used by the Russian military are not publicly known, and the messages are intended to be difficult to decipher by unauthorized listeners. The use of encrypted radio communications by the Russian military and intelligence agencies is not uncommon and is part of a larger effort to maintain secrecy and protect sensitive information.

On December 5th, 2022, at 13:45 UTC and 14:02 UTC, the Russian Military sent radiograms on frequency 4268 kHz USB, marked with an urgency level of “ordinary” (обыкновенная). These messages were sent with critical information relating to the ongoing war against Ukraine.

https://youtu.be/Q-pbWKd0_As

Russian command center stations are using a common message format for scrambled commands. See below the decomposition of the telegrams.

- Resurs-64 I'm Citrus-78, receive radiogram: 126 52 5 14 08 126 razdel ФМ 310066 ФОР 310093 razdel 11111 38765 76859 34521 45632 34521 45632 34521 45632 78456 78605 45370 24311 45322 12324 95341 55741 77981 34198 65471 68760 76032 90122 67855 88105 12044 56722 46711 65670 77538 66852 54366 98772 55081 33055 78210 77331 98765 44363 65441 12245 34521 76554 43202 88706 65302 78022 56301 89033 05049, the end of radiogram

Service header        = 168 52 5 14 08 168
Telegram number       = 168
Group count           = 52
Day of the month      = 5
Moscow time           = 14:08

callsign              = ФМ 310066 ФОР 310093
Sender callsign       = ФМ  310066 (Citrus-78)
Recipient callsigns = ФОР 310093 (Resurs-64)

- Resurs-64 I'm Citrus-78, receive radiogram: 168 52 5 14 10 168 razdel ФМ 310 066 ФОР 310 093 razdel ДДДДД OPГHШ АПPEH MИCАP OPEАТ MИCАP OPEАТ MИCАP OPEАТ ТOЛьM КАПPO ШАPПИ CВУКА ЧУВАК ТИMOP ФУКАP ЦАВИТ ЗИПИЛ EPИТА ЛOПАИ ХOБOТ ДOPАC ЖУВАP БOPТА ГOPАТ ШАPOM ДOКАТ POКOТ ХPАПь ЖOЛEH КАPOH ВАEКУ ШУКАP ТИMOH ЧАPЫC ФЖТИП БИCАП ТИПГO ДPOПА БPАMА ГOPАЧ КOТИC ВТИMO ЮPАГИ ЗАPЯД КУMАЧ ФEЛOP HАПEP CЛИЗА ПТПPO, the end of radiogram

Service header        = 168 52 5 14 10 168
Telegram number       = 168
Group count           = 52
Day of the month      = 5
Moscow time           = 14:10

callsign              = ФМ 310066 ФОР 310093
Sender callsign       = ФМ  310066 (Citrus-78)
Recipient callsigns = ФОР 310093 (Resurs-64)

 

Part 2:

- Istok-15 I'm Citrus-78, radiogram: 407 52 5 14 15 407 razdel ФМ 310 066 ФОР 310 031 razdel 11111 38765 76859 34521 45632 34521 45632 34521 45632 78456 78605 45370 24311 45322 12324 95341 55741 77981 34198 65471 98716 76032 90122 67855 88105 12044 56722 46611 65670 77538 66852 54366 98772 55081 33055 78210 77331 98765 44363 65441 12245 34521 76554 43202 88706 65302 78022 56301 89033 05049, the end of radiogram

Service header        = 407 52 5 14 15 407
Telegram number       = 407
Group count           = 52
Day of the month      = 5
Moscow time           = 14:15

callsign              = ФМ 310066 ФОР 310031
Sender callsign       = ФМ  310066 (Citrus-78)
Recipient callsigns = ФОР 310031 (Istok-15)

- Istok-15 I'm Citrus-78, radiogram: 306 52 5 14 20 306 razdel ФМ 310 066 ФОР 310 031 razdel ДДДДД OPГHШ АПPEH MИCАP OPEАТ MИCАP OPEАТ MИCАP OPEАТ ТOЛЬM КАПPO ШАPПИ CВУКА ЧУВАК ТИMOP ФУКАP ЦАВИТ ЗИПИЛ EPИТА ЛOПАИ ХOБOТ ДOPАC ЖУВАP БOPТА ГOPАТ ШАPOM ДOКАТ POКOТ ХPАПЬ ЖOЛEH КАPOH ВАEКУ ШУКАP ТИMOH ЧАPЫC ФЖТИП БИCАП ТИПГO ДPOПА БPOMА ГOPАЧ КOТИC ВТИMO ЮPАГИ ЗАPЯД КУMАЧ ФEЛOP HАПEP CЛИЗА ПТПPO, radiogram ended

Service header        = 306 52 5 14 20 306
Telegram number       = 407
Group count           = 52
Day of the month      = 5
Moscow time           = 14:20

callsign              = ФМ 310066 ФОР 310031
Sender callsign       = ФМ  310066 (Citrus-78)
Recipient callsigns   = ФОР 310031 (Istok-15)

Translation by: flower_dance

Analysis between the 2 telegrams, sent to different groups:
– Only difference in both radiograms: word 40: БPАMА amd БPOMА
– In the numbers there is a difference: word 21: 68760 and 98716
– In the numbers there is a difference: word 28: 46711 and 46611

 

 

Russian Phonetic Alphabet to Latin Characters

Russian Character	Russian Phonetic	Pronouciation	Latin Equivalent
А	Анна	Anna	A
Б	Борис	Boris	B
В	Василий	Vasilij	V
Г	Григорий	Grigorij	G
Д	Дмитрий	Dmitrij	D
E	Елена	Yelena	E / Yo
Ж	Женя	Zhenya	Zh
З	Зинаида	Zinaida	Z
И	Иван	Ivan	I
Й	Иван краткий/йот	Ivan Kratkij / yot	J
К	Константин / киловатт	Konstantin / Kilovatt	K
Л	Леонид	Leonid	L
M	Михаил	Mihail	M
H	Николай	Nikolaj	N
O	Ольга	Olga	O
П	Павел	Pavel	P
P	Роман / радио	Roman / Radio	R
C	Семён	Semyon	S
Т	Татьяна / Тамара	Tat’yana/Tamara	T
У	Ульяна	Ul’yana	U
Ф	Фёдор	Fyodor	F
Х	Харитон	Khariton	H
Ц	цапля	Tsaplya	Ts
Ч	человек	Chelovek	Ch
Ш	Шура	Shura	Sh
Щ	щука	Shchuka	Shch
Э	эхо / Эмма	Ekho / Emma	E
Ю	Юрий	Yurij	Yu
Я	Яков	Yakov	Ya
Ы	еры / игрек	Yery / I grecka	Y
Ь	знак	Znack	‘
Ъ	Твёрдый знак	Tvyordij zna	Not Written