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Khaleej Times
09-02-2025
- Politics
- Khaleej Times
Russia says Baltic Sea cable damaged by 'external impact'
Russia's state-controlled telecoms giant said Saturday that its underwater cable in the Baltic Sea had been damaged by an "external impact". Several undersea telecom and power cables have been severed in the Baltic Sea in recent months, with experts and politicians accusing Russia of orchestrating a hybrid war against Western countries supporting Ukraine. "Some time ago in the Baltic Sea a Rostelecom underwater cable was damaged as the result of external impact," Rostelecom's operator told RIA Novosti news agency. "Repair work is being carried out," it added. The company said consumers were not affected. Earlier Saturday, the Finnish coastguard said they were monitoring repairs of a Russian underwater cable carried out by a Russian vessel in the Gulf of Finland. According to local authorities the undated incident took place inside Finland's exclusive economic zone. The spate of incidents led NATO countries to launch a patrol mission to protect critical underwater infrastructure in January. Aircraft, frigates, submarines and drones have been deployed as part of the new operation, titled "Baltic Sentry". Finnish authorities said in November 2023 that a Rostelecom cable in the Baltic Sea was discovered damaged in October, roughly coinciding with damage to subsea infrastructure in Sweden and Finland.
Russia Today
09-02-2025
- Business
- Russia Today
Russian telecom provider reports Baltic Sea cable damage
Russia's leading telecommunications provider, Rostelecom, has confirmed that one of its underwater cables in the Baltic Sea has been damaged due to external impact. 'Rostelecom's underwater cable was damaged in the Baltic Sea as a result of external influence,' the company said in a statement released for the media on Saturday. It added that services remain operational and that repairs are underway. Authorities have yet to determine the precise cause of the damage. Earlier the same day, the Finnish Coast Guard said it was overseeing the repair operation in Finland's exclusive economic zone, where a Russian vessel is conducting the work. 'The Gulf of Finland Coast Guard monitors compliance with the Economic Zone Act and the conditions for the use of the economic zone, where repair work on the damaged Russian cable is underway by a Russian vessel,' the agency wrote on X (formerly Twitter). Read more NATO nation clears Russian-crewed ship in sabotage probe Cable damage in the Baltic Sea has become more frequent, with Sweden, Norway, and Finland reporting similar incidents in recent months. Concerns have grown over the security of subsea energy and data infrastructure, though officials have not found definitive evidence of sabotage. NATO recently expanded surveillance operations following suspected sabotage, with speculation circulating that Russia could have played a role in the incidents. Earlier this month, Norwegian authorities cleared a Russian-crewed vessel after finding no evidence linking it to recent damage to an undersea fiber optic cable connecting Latvia and Sweden. The Norwegian-owned vessel, which operates between St. Petersburg and Murmansk, was detained in January following a request from Latvian authorities. The Kremlin has denied allegations of involvement in undersea cable damage, with spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissing the accusations as baseless. 'It is quite absurd to continue to blame Russia for everything without any reason,' he said.
Al Jazeera
09-02-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,081
Fighting: Russian air defence units intercepted and destroyed 35 Ukrainian drones overnight, the Russian Ministry of Defence said on Sunday. About half of the drones were destroyed over the Kursk region that borders Ukraine, the ministry added. Ukraine's air force on Saturday said they shot down 67 of 139 Russian drones launched, while another 71 disappeared from radar without reaching their targets. An underwater Russian Baltic Sea telecoms cable was damaged by an 'external impact', Russia's TASS news agency said, citing the country's state-owned company Rostelecom. Restoration work is under way and the incident did not affect subscribers. Ukraine's military said it downed a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft near the town of Toretsk in Donetsk Oblast on Saturday. Diplomacy Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will connect to the European Union's power grid on Sunday after they seamlessly severed Soviet-era ties with Russia's network, a shift motivated by security concerns. US President Donald Trump said he spoke to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, over the telephone to discuss an end to the war in Ukraine, The New York Post reported late on Saturday. 'He [Putin] wants to see people stop dying,' Trump added. Russia is yet to see any positive steps from the new US administration on disarmament, Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Gennady Gatilov, said. However, he added that Russia is 'ready to maintain smooth relations of cooperation with any American administration'. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said in line with the treaty between Moscow and Pyongyang, its army and people will 'invariably support and encourage the just cause of the Russian army and people to defend their sovereignty, security and territorial integrity'.
Yahoo
09-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russia says its undersea telecom cable in Baltic Sea damaged by 'external impact'
Russia's state-controlled telecom giant Rostelecom announced on Feb. 8 that one of its underwater cables in the Baltic Sea had been damaged due to an "external impact." The company did not specify the cause of the damage but confirmed that repair work was underway. Rostelecom said that the incident did not affect consumers, according to AFP. The damage comes amid a series of recent disruptions to undersea telecom and power cables in the Baltic Sea. Western experts and officials have accused Russia of engaging in hybrid warfare against countries supporting Ukraine. On Jan. 30, Norwegian authorities detained the Silver Dania vessel with a Russian crew on suspicion of damaging an undersea fiber-optic cable linking Latvia and Sweden. NATO has responded by increasing patrols to safeguard critical underwater infrastructure. On the same day, Finland's coast guard reported that a Russian vessel was conducting repairs on a damaged underwater cable in the Gulf of Finland. Finnish authorities confirmed that the incident took place within Finland's exclusive economic zone but did not provide details on how or when the damage occurred. In response to growing concerns over subsea security, NATO launched a patrol mission in January to protect vital infrastructure in the region. The operation, called "Baltic Sentry," involves aircraft, frigates, submarines, and drones monitoring the area for potential threats. Similar incidents have been reported in the past when Finnish authorities discovered damage to another Rostelecom cable in the Baltic Sea. That incident coincided with disruptions to underwater infrastructure in both Sweden and Finland, further raising suspicions of deliberate sabotage. Read also: Russia's Baltic Sea sabotage is no accident, it's strategy We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
