Event 6e16c92a-5599-4f28-838b-22bae776e33d

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Maritime Country: Estonia Country: Russia
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Event Time
7mo ago
Created
1mo ago
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Updated
1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Russian navy steals Estonian university's wave buoy, takes it to Kaliningrad

Short Summary: Russian Navy removed an Estonian university's wave buoy from waters off Hiiumaa and took it to Kaliningrad.

Description

In late April, the Russian Navy took a wave measuring buoy belonging to Tallinn University of Technology from waters near Hiiumaa island and transported it to Kaliningrad. The incident is confirmed by researchers at the university. The Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs described the Russian action as theft.

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Russian naval vessels in late April stole a wave measuring buoy created and operated by Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) from its location off the island of Hiiumaa, researchers claim.
The incident was a theft, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told ERR.
According to ERR's sources, the buoy was loaded onto a Russian Navy ship and transferred to Kaliningrad.

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