Event b266d097-a564-4424-a60f-be83922cafc6

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Sabotage Country: Sweden Country: China Country: Russia Attack Type: Sabotage

Source: https://x.com/P_Kallioniemi/status/1868264778663436604

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Event Time

1y ago

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Created

1mo ago

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Updated

1mo ago

Summary

Headline: WSJ: Chinese ship captain allegedly received Russian instructions to cut Baltic Sea cable

Short Summary: Chinese ship Yi Peng 3 allegedly cut underwater Baltic Sea cable following instructions from Russian intelligence. China is cooperating but has not allowed boarding.

Description

Anonymous intelligence sources claim the Chinese captain of Yi Peng 3, which cut an underwater cable in the Baltic Sea, received instructions from Russian intelligence. China has ordered the ship to drop anchor and is cooperating with the investigation, but has not yet allowed investigators to board the ship.

Evidence

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Investigators say they believe that its Chinese captain was induced by Russian intelligence to cut the cables with the ship’s anchor.

China is cooperating with the investigation, according to Chinese and European officials, and has ordered the ship to drop anchor. But Beijing hasn’t yet allowed investigators to board the ship and question its crew.

Per WSJ, anonymous intelligence sources claim that the Chinese captain of Yi Peng 3, the ship that cut the underwater cable in the Baltic Sea, received instructions directly from Russian intelligence.

Source

https://x.com/P_Kallioniemi/status/1868264778663436604