Russia carrying out provocations in Baltic Sea to test NATO's response - Polish Admiral
Illustrative photo: Russia is testing NATO's patience with provocations in the Baltic Sea (Getty Images)
Russia is disrupting mobile communication and vessel tracking data in the Baltic Sea. This could pose a threat to ships, states Vice Admiral Krzysztof Jaworski, commander of Poland's Naval Operations Centre, according to Reuters.
In his opinion, Russia is disrupting mobile communication and vessel tracking data in the Baltic Sea to test the response of Western countries.
He noted that Moscow systematically uses this tactic to hide the movement of its ships and disrupt the operations of others in the sea, which borders eight NATO countries and Russia.
"Hybrid war in the Baltic is the biggest challenge we are facing. We are talking about aggressive behavior by Russia. They are trying to disrupt our lives. They are also testing us, us as an alliance (to see) how far they can go," said Jaworski.
What preceded
Earlier, we reported that two underwater telecommunications cables were damaged in the Baltic Sea, including the C-Lion1 cable, which connects Helsinki and Rostock. At that time, the Chinese cargo ship Yi Peng 3, operated by a Russian captain, was among the suspects.
It was later revealed that damage to a cable between Lithuania and Sweden was discovered in the Baltic Sea. Subsequently, experts identified a new cable break between Sweden and Finland, which occurred on land in Finland.
Meanwhile, NATO’s Commander for Concepts and Transformation, Pierre Vandier, stated that the Alliance has begun planning to create its own fleet of unmanned boats, aimed at helping protect critical underwater infrastructure in the Baltic and Mediterranean seas.
