Event 05adc595-2197-4dee-8eb7-6c934a164ef4

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Maritime Country: Sweden Country: Russia
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Event Time
1y ago
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Created
1mo ago
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Updated
1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Marinchefen: Vi misstÀnker att ryska skuggflottan spionerar

Short Summary: Sweden's Navy suspects Russian shadow fleet vessels in the Baltic Sea are involved in espionage, following and documenting their movements, particularly outside Gotland.

Description

The Swedish Navy suspects that Russia's so-called shadow fleet operating daily in the Baltic Sea is engaging in espionage. Swedish Navy Chief Ewa Skoog Haslum reports increased monitoring of these Russian vessels and indicates that antennas and masts found on them could be used for intelligence gathering.

Evidence

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Marinchefen: Vi misstÀnker att ryska skuggflottan spionerar.
För första gĂ„ngen berĂ€ttar marinen nu att man följer rörelserna – och har fĂ„tt dokumentation pĂ„ att vissa av fartygen kan anvĂ€ndas för spioneri.
Vi hittar ju antenner och master, sÀger marinchefen Ewa Skoog Haslum.
SVT Nyheter har tidigare granskat hur det belgiska bolaget Fastenbinding servar den ryska skuggflottan med insatsberedda frÄn bunkringsfartyget Zircon utanför Gotland.

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