European officials cry sabotage after two internet cables are cut in the Baltic Sea
European officials are looking toward Russia after two submarine internet cables in the Baltic Sea were suddenly disrupted in an apparent sabotage operation, just weeks after the United States warned that Moscow was likely to target critical undersea infrastructure.
Undersea cables cut or damaged, and European governments hint at possible Russian sabotage
As undersea cables are cut, Finland and Germany say Europe is threated not only bt Russia's war in Ukraine, but "from hybrid warfare by malicious actors."
Germany says damage to 2 underwater telecommunication cables is 'sabotage'
Two telecommunications cables running through the Baltic Sea were damaged in what Germany called an act of 'sabotage.'
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"The fact that such an incident immediately raises suspicions of intentional damage speaks volumes about the volatility of our times," Germany and Finland said.
Damage to Baltic undersea cables appears to be sabotage, Germany’s defense minister says
Germany’s defense minister says officials have to assume that damage to two data cables under the Baltic Sea was caused by sabotage.
Sweden, Lithuania 'Deeply Concerned' By Severed Baltic Sea Cable: Ministers
The defence ministers of Sweden and Lithuania said Tuesday they were "deeply concerned" by the severing of an undersea telecom cable connecting the countries, which is being investigated as sabotage.
Severing of Baltic Sea Cables Was ‘Sabotage,’ Germany Says
Germany’s defense minister said damage to two fiber-optic cables on the sea floor appeared deliberate, but a culprit was not known.
Two Data Cables Are Cut in the Baltic Sea, Germany Calls It Sabotage
The cable is called C-Lion1 and it runs 728 miles between Helsinki and Rockstock. It’s buried 3 feet into the seabed and would have been difficult to cut by accident. When it was laid down in 2016, it broke data speed records. The cable, just by itself, could enable everyone in Finland to jump on a 25Mbps internet connection at the same time.
German officials suspect sabotage in damage of Baltic Sea communication cables
German officials said on Tuesday they believe the damage to two underwater fiber-optic cables in the Baltic Sea was an act of sabotage, but they could not speculate beyond that.
Lithuania Steps up Surveillance at Sea Following Damage to Undersea Cable
Lithuania's Navy said on Tuesday it had increased monitoring of its waters after an undersea communications cable connecting the country with Sweden had been damaged. (Reporting by Andrius Sytas, writing by Stine Jacobsen,
Germany suspects sabotage behind severing of critical undersea cables
Germany’s defense minister told reporters in Brussels that the severing of two communication cables in the Baltic Sea was likely sabotage. One of the cables connected Finland and Germany; it is the latest incident in a series of incidents involving undersea cables in the body of water.
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Germany's defense minister says damage to 2 Baltic data cables appears to be sabotage
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