The construction of an antenna complex in the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad shows Moscow is preparing for a larger and prolonged confrontation with Europe, an open-source analyst group has told Newsweek.

Reports of a large-scale facility being built in the Russian region bordered by NATO members Lithuania and Poland had raised concerns in the defense community over its implications for Europe's security architecture.

Tochnyi, the open-source intelligence (OSINT) project that reports on the war in Ukraine and first revealed the construction, told Newsweek it was something "unprecedented in the Russian military domain."

Newsweek has contacted the Russian Defense Ministry for comment.

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