Event 993

{
  "attack_type": "Sabotage",
  "category": "Sabotage",
  "confidence": "High",
  "countries": [
    "Sweden"
  ],
  "country": "Sweden",
  "description": "A series of attacks targeting approximately 30 telecommunication masts, primarily along the E22 highway on Sweden's east coast, is under police investigation as sabotage. The sabotage incidents have disrupted signals and caused power outages, affecting telecom services, with a notable increase in such incidents recently. Authorities suspect coordination as the incidents form a pattern and are investigating possible connections between the attacks. The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority experienced power cuts during Easter affecting their operations, and the issue is considered serious due to its impact on critical communications infrastructure. The investigation into this major crime is led by the Kalmar police, with suspicions pointing to organized sabotage against nationwide telecom infrastructure.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-06-06T11:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/granskning-angrepp-mot-30-tal-telemaster-utreds-som-sabotage",
    "En serie på ett 30-tal oförklarliga sabotage riktade mot telemaster utreds av polisen.",
    "Merparten av fallen har koppling till E22:an på svenska östkusten och är del av en större ökning av misstänkta sabotage mot telekomsektorn.",
    "Angriparna stjäl inget",
    "utan klipper sönder kablar och förstör säkringar.",
    "De flesta strömavbrotten började under påskhelgen i vissa fall med mobilnätet inte gått att använda men några större störningar har rapporterats till PTS.",
    "Utredningen leds av enhet för grova brott i Kalmar som har ett uppdrag att samordna fallen i Småland och Östergötland.",
    "Vi ser att det är en större trend där antalet brott riktade mot samhällsviktig infrastruktur ökar.",
    "Vi ser att i delar av de här typer av anmälningar som vi gör så finns kopplingar till underrättelseinhämtning och sabotage för att pröva vår förmåga och hitta vad vi gör",
    "för att ska holla och se hur vi agera vid den typen av situationer."
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://x.com/InsiderGeo/status/1930918938763829364; https://x.com/TallbarFIN/status/1930898579981246873; https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/granskning-angrepp-mot-30-tal-telemaster-utreds-som-sabotage; https://bsky.app/profile/auonsson.bsky.social/post/3lqwmw7prfk2z; https://x.com/alex_kokcharov/status/1931334163677721059; https://www.newsweek.com/nato-ally-reveals-mass-act-unexplained-sabotage-2081784"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "review": {
        "note": "This event has multiple URLs reporting. I put them originally in another field, but I don't see it now, so I put the multiple URLs in \"Evidence URLs\"",
        "sources_verified": false
      }
    }
  },
  "location_text": "Swedish east coast, E22 highway area",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_993_1764279959_11d3b97d.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "This coordinated sabotage targeting telecom infrastructure is a significant threat to critical communications in Sweden, especially since it appears targeted and systematic. The potential intelligence-gathering and disruption aspects suggest a hybrid threat motif worth heightened monitoring. Follow-up should focus on attribution, potential espionage overlaps, and prevention of further sabotage events.",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1.0,
  "url": "https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/granskning-angrepp-mot-30-tal-telemaster-utreds-som-sabotage",
  "where": "Land"
}

{
  "source": "admin_quick",
  "tags": [],
  "url": "https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/granskning-angrepp-mot-30-tal-telemaster-utreds-som-sabotage"
}