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2025-01-27 Europe
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Swedish, Finnish and Estonian warships have seized or intercepted 2 vessels suspected of destroying a Swedish-Latvian undersea fiberoptic cable
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[PUBLISH.TWITTER]
Another submarine cable between Latvia and Sweden has been damaged
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] An underwater fiber-optic cable in the Baltic Sea was damaged on the morning of January 26. This was reported by the LSM portal with reference to the Latvian State Radio and Television Centre (LVRTC).
"At the moment, there is reason to believe that the cable is significantly damaged and that the damage was caused by external influences. A possible culprit has also been identified," the article says.
LVRTC also added that the company's data transmission monitoring system recorded interruptions on the section between Ventspils, Latvia, and Gotland, Sweden.
It is noted that the company has already notified the country's Navy, which has contacted NATO allies, including Sweden. The investigation in Latvia has also opened a criminal case, and the country's Prime Minister Evika Silina has held a meeting of responsible services and ministries.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on January 14, the Swedish public broadcaster SVT reported that the submarine cable in the Baltic Sea connecting Sweden, Lithuania, Germany and Finland had been damaged. Earlier, four other cables had been reported damaged.
On the same day, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk noted that the North Atlantic Alliance would radically increase its military presence in the Baltic Sea. According to him, the incident could have been caused by Russian aggression.
In December, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte also promised to urgently consider the issue of deploying a Navy Policing mission in the Baltic Sea to protect infrastructure facilities.
On January 16, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said the alliance had used the incident with the damaged submarine cables as a pretext to increase its military presence in the strategic region. She noted that Western countries continue to undermine global energy security.
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Sweden detains ship suspected of damaging submarine cable
The Swedish Prosecutor's Office has detained a vessel suspected of damaging a fiber-optic submarine cable in the Baltic Sea. This was reported on January 26 by the press service of the Swedish agency.
"A preliminary investigation has been launched into possible serious sabotage following the alleged damage to a communications cable running between Sweden and Latvia in the Baltic Sea," the statement said.
It is specified that by decision of the prosecutor's office, a vessel suspected of damaging the cable has been arrested. What type of vessel is in question and who it belongs to is not specified.
As Senior Prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist explained, several agencies are involved in the investigation, including the National Police Operations Directorate, the Coast Guard and the Armed Forces.
"I can say that the Swedish authorities are now working intensively and collaboratively to investigate this incident," the senior prosecutor added.
Earlier, Regnum news agency reported that the Latvian Navy had spotted a vessel at the site of the damaged underwater cable, which was allegedly heading to Russia under the flag of Malta, but did not find any traces of suspicious activity.
Earlier, the LSM portal, citing the Latvian State Radio and Television Centre (LVRTC), reported that the underwater fibre-optic cable in the Baltic Sea was damaged on the morning of January 26. The centre claims that there is reason to believe that the cable is significantly damaged and that the damage was caused by external influences.
On January 14, Swedish public broadcaster SVT reported that a submarine cable in the Baltic Sea connecting Sweden, Lithuania, Germany and Finland had been damaged. Four other cables had previously been reported damaged.
In December, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte also promised to urgently consider the issue of deploying a Navy Policing mission in the Baltic Sea to protect infrastructure facilities.
On January 16, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said the alliance had used the incident with the damaged submarine cables as a pretext to increase its military presence in the strategic region. She noted that Western countries continue to undermine global energy security.
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