Russia's Iskander-M missile kills a NATO F-16 pilot who was in Ukraine to train soldiers
Though Denmark did not confirm the death of F-16 pilot Jepp Hansen, his friends have put up a post on social media
A Danish F-16 pilot was killed after a Russian Iskander-M missile struck a Ukrainian Armed Forces training centre in Ukraine's Dnepropetrovsk Region, according to Russian media reports.
Russian military sources confirmed to TASS News Agency that Jepp Hansen was killed after a Russian missile struck a training centre in the city of Krivoy Rog in Central Ukraine. Hansen who had significant experience operating the F-16, was in Ukraine to train Ukrainian pilots. His friends posted on social media that Hansen had trained "hundreds of Ukrainians" to operate the planes. However, neither Denmark nor the Russian Defense Ministry has officially commented on the reports.
The attack happened at a university building which had been converted into barracks. The attack almost destroyed the fourth storey.
A Danish instructor, Jepp Hansen, who was training Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 fighter jets, has reportedly been killed in a Russian missile strike in Ukraine, according to TASS. Russian law enforcement sources claimed Hansen died in an attack on a training center in Krivoy Rog,… pic.twitter.com/BgaQmwppWu
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Hansen was probably sent to Ukraine by Denmark which delivered 20 F-16s to Ukraine last year. Moscow had already warned NATO against the shipment of weapons, especially the American F-16, citing that the delivery represented an escalation of hostilities.
Close encounter over the Baltic
A Russian pilot flying a Su-27P forced a Danish Air Force F-16 pilot to change course when he attempted to violate Russia's air border over the Baltic Sea.
The video shows a Russian interceptor approaching the intruder from the side and forcing… pic.twitter.com/k7gYoNYGqC
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Besides Denmark, the Netherlands also donated F-16 fighters to the Ukrainian Air Force. Both countries procured the F-16s in the 1980s and replaced them recently with modern F-35As, following which they permitted Ukraine to use the fighters for deep strikes across Russian territory.
The first F-16 was delivered to Ukraine on August 1 but Kyiv lost the first F-16 some 26 days later under unclear circumstances. Ukraine has had a lot of limitations in its use, including its short-range, obsolete sensors and lack of long-range weapons.
Despite Ukraine boasting about the jets, touting them as the most advanced fighter jets in their inventory, military experts believe the F-16s provided to Kyiv by its Western partners are outdated models, which meant they are not as capable as Russia’s top combat aircraft.
US Army Maj. Gen. Gordon Davis said the F-16s have “some issues with range and vulnerability” due to their age. Davis added that Russia has "some pretty advanced aircraft" such as the Su-35S, Su-30SM, and the MiG-31, which all pose a significant threat to Kyiv’s F-16s. "Even the best systems we can put on those [old F-16s] will still not make them superior to some of the Russian best aircraft," the former general told Business Insider.
Besides, the Netherlands and Denmark, the United Kingdom is also training the next generation of Ukrainian pilots, who were sent to a European training centre in Romania for theoretical training.
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Iskander Missile Strike Kills Danish F-16 Pilot in Ukraine - Reports
Royal Danish Air Force F-16
Danish pilot and F-16 fighter instructor Jepp Hansen was reported killed in a missile strike on a Ukrainian Armed Forces training centre in Krivoy Rog in central Ukraine’s Dnepropetrovsk Region, according to Russian sources. Hansen had significant experience operating the F-16, and had reportedly helped to train dozens of Ukrainian personnel. An Iskander-M missile strike was reportedly used destroy a university building which had been converted into barracks, with the attack almost completely destroying the fourth storey. Denmark and the Netherlands were the first countries to donate American F-16 fighters to the Ukrainian Air Force, with the ageing aircraft procured in the 1980s having already been retired as both countries acquired modern F-35As to replace them. First delivered on August 1, the Ukrainian Air Force lost its first fighter under unclear circumstances on August 26, with this confirmed three days later. Both Denmark and the Netherlands have given Ukraine permission to use its F-16s to participate in deep strikes across Russian territory, although the lightweight aircraft’s short range, obsolete sensors and lack of long range weapons has limited its value in this regard. The fighters are expected to be modified to integrate a number of long range missile classes, with the United States reported to be considering supplying JASSM cruise missiles which would revolutionise their offensive potential.
The significant differences between the F-16 and prior Ukrainian fourth generation fighters such as the MiG-29 has raised serious questions regarding how quickly Ukrainian pilots could convert to the new aircraft, and fuelled speculation that the aircraft may be operated by contractors from NATO member states. Similar questions have been raised regarding other complex hardware such as Ukraine’s Patriot air defence systems, which were delivered in a fraction of the time that it would take to train Ukrainian operators. Western advisors, logisticians, combatants, and other personnel operating newly delivered NATO-standard hardware have played a central and growing role in the war effort since early 2022, with the New York Times observing that year regarding their operations: “Commandos from other NATO countries, including Britain, France, Canada and Lithuania, also have been working inside Ukraine... training and advising Ukrainian troops and providing an on-the-ground conduit for weapons and other aid.” The report emphasised the sheer “scale of the secretive effort to assist Ukraine that is underway.” It was confirmed near the end of the year that British Royal Marines were deployed for frontline combat operations from April, with further information on the operations of Western personnel emerging over the next two years. While conversion to the F-16 is less complex than conversion of air defence crews for Soviet missile systems to operate the new Patriot systems, the role of foreign contractors is nevertheless estimated to be significant.
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Hundreds of Swedish forces arrive in Latvia in largest deployment with NATO to date
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Hundreds of Swedish troops arrived in Latvia on Saturday to join a Canadian-led multinational brigade along NATO’s eastern flank, a mission Sweden is calling its most significant operation so far as a member of the Western defense alliance.
A ship carrying parts of a mechanized infantry battalion arrived early Saturday in the port of Riga, the Latvian capital, escorted by the Swedish air force and units from the Swedish and Latvian navies, the Swedish armed forces said in a statement.
Latvia borders Russia to its east and Russia ally Belarus to its southeast. Tensions are high across Central Europe due to Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Sweden’s armed forces said the mission of 550 troops will contribute to the alliance’s deterrence and defense efforts, and ensure stability in the region, and that it “marks Sweden’s largest commitment yet since joining NATO” last year.
Commander Lieutenant Colonel Henrik Rosdahl of the 71st Battalion said he felt great pride in contributing to the alliance’s collective defense.
“It’s a historic day, but at the same time, it’s our new normal,” he said.
The Swedish troops join one of eight NATO brigades along the alliance’s eastern flank. The battalion is stationed outside the town of Adazi, near Riga.
Sweden formally joined NATO in March as the 32nd member of the trans-Atlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality and centuries of broader nonalignment with major powers as security concerns in Europe spiked following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Finland also abandoned its longstanding military neutrality to join NATO in April 2023.
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Hundreds of Swedish forces arrive in Latvia in largest deployment with NATO to date
Nato flotilla assembles off Estonia to protect undersea cables in Baltic Sea
Taskforce to act as ‘security camera of the Baltic’ after string of suspected sabotage incidents on critical infrastructure
A Nato flotilla likened to “the security camera of the Baltic” has assembled off the coast of Estonia as the military alliance seeks to protect European undersea cables and pipelines from sabotage.
In a move that ratchets up a struggle with Russia over the seabed that has remained largely covert until now, a Dutch frigate and naval research ship, as well as a German minesweeper have all arrived in Tallinn under a thick January sea fog.
A French minesweeper is expected and more Nato vessels are on the way in support of a joint effort, called Baltic Sentry, that was agreed in Helsinki last week.
“The group will grow in the near future, with other ships joining us, so in the end, we will be about six, seven ships,” said Cmdr Erik Kockx, the Belgian head of a mine countermeasures taskforce that has been drawn into Baltic Sentry.
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“We will in the first case function as the security cameras of the Baltic Sea, which means that nobody can undertake any actions against critical underwater infrastructure without us having seen them and being able to react in a proper way.”
The latest incident which triggered the Nato response took place on Christmas Day when the Estlink 2 power cable between Finland and Estonia, and four data cables were damaged, according to Finnish authorities, by an oil tanker, the Eagle S, dragging its anchor along the seabed for 60 miles (100km) until it snagged on the cables.
The Eagle S was ordered into Finnish territorial waters, boarded by a special police squad descending from helicopters, and is now detained off the small port of Porvoo, east of Helsinki. The ship was found to be missing an anchor that was later salvaged from the seabed where it appears to have separated from its chains, and nine of the crew have been banned from leaving Finland while the inquiry is under way.
The Eagle S embodies the grey, amorphous nature of the tense situation in this corner of the Baltic, where it is hard to distinguish between careless accidents and deliberate acts of hybrid warfare.
The 74,000-tonne Chinese-built tanker has had three previous names, and is now sailing under the flag of the Cook Islands, owned by a corporation in Dubai but managed by an Indian company, with a Georgian captain and a Georgian-Indian crew.
The ship was reportedly on its way from the Russian port of Ust-Luga with 35,000 tonnes of petrol bound for Turkey. Nato and the Finnish authorities believe it is part of Russia’s “shadow fleet” of vessels from around the world quietly commissioned by Moscow to transport Russian oil in defiance of sanctions imposed after Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
The working theory of the Finnish police is that ships and crews that can be commissioned to bust sanctions can also be hired to carry out sabotage.
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The Eagle S’s Dubai-based owner, Caravella, has denied the allegations and challenged the ship’s detention through its Finnish lawyer, Herman Ljungberg.
“The vessel and its master, which I represent, has not been provided with any information of the investigations,” Ljungberg said in a written statement to the Guardian.
“We have not given any decisions nor legal basis for the boarding which took place over three weeks ago which I dare to call the action of hijacking.”
Ljungberg said the seizure of the Eagle S contravened the law of the sea and the Finnish criminal code.
“The Finnish authorities did not have jurisdiction whatsoever to board the vessel and conduct investigations. FULL STOP,”
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It has emerged that the Eagle S was also involved in an incident off the Dutch coast in November, in which it was allegedly observed to sail to and fro over the Atlantic Crossing 1, a telecommunications cable linking the US to Britain, the Netherlands and Germany.
The shipping website Lloyd’s List cited an anonymous source as saying the tanker was found to be “loaded with spying equipment”, including sensors that had been dropped over the side of the ship. According to Finnish authorities, however, no unusual equipment was found when it was boarded in December.
The Eagle S incident is the third time in recent months that critical infrastructure on the Baltic seabed has been damaged in murky circumstances. In October 2023, the Balticconnector gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia was sheared by the anchor of a Hong Kong-flagged container ship, the Newnew Polar Bear. The Chinese government conducted an investigation and admitted the ship was responsible but claimed it was an accident.
On 20 November, another Chinese bulk carrier, the Yi Peng 3, was accused of dragging its anchor over two fibre-optic communications cables, one running between Finland and Germany, the other between Lithuania and the Swedish island of Gotland.
Again the Chinese government carried out its own investigation but despite a pledge of cooperation, Beijing did not allow Swedish investigators onboard and the Yi Peng 3 left the Baltic while the Swedish inquiry was still under way. The two incidents raised questions over whether China too had become a protagonist in hybrid warfare in the Baltic.
“One can say that incidents in which the undersea infrastructure is damaged are very frequent worldwide. However, in the Baltic Sea, we have not witnessed such a string of episodes with most important strategic infrastructure – gas pipelines, power lines, and major data cables – since it became operational,” Tomas Jermalavičius, the head of studies at Tallinn’s International Centre for Defence and Security, said.
The severing of the Estlink 2 on Christmas Day has not led to immediate power cuts, as supplies have been diverted from elsewhere in the grid, but it will take months to repair during which time the region’s power supply will be significantly more fragile.
The breach came at a time of heightening tension leading up to 8 February when the three Baltic states, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, will sever one of the last vestiges of their distant Soviet past and decouple their power networks from the Russia energy grid, synchronising with the European grid instead through a power link to Poland.
“Moscow would certainly be interested in disrupting the process of our desynchronisation (perhaps even preventing it from happening), raising its costs, and discrediting the Baltic governments by causing chaos, confusion, and fear,” Jermalavičius said. “The prospect of power blackouts is a chilling one.”
The Dutch head of the Nato marine group assigned to protect the seabed infrastructure, Commodore Arjen Warnaar, had few doubts about who was responsible for the Estlink 2 rupture.
“That is something that is still being evaluated and we’re always keeping that possibility in mind,” Warnaar said on Friday, speaking on the bridge of the Dutch frigate Tromp, moored in Tallinn.
Asked if there was another possibility, he replied: “Yes – aliens.”
When Baltic Sentry was agreed by Baltic Nato members at a summit meeting in Helsinki on Tuesday, the Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte, described the recent incidents as “possible sabotage” and underlined the stakes in protecting the undersea energy and internet cables, noting that 1.3m km of undersea cables were responsible for an estimated $10tn (£8.2tn) worth of financial transactions every day.
“Ship captains must understand that potential threats to our infrastructure will have consequences, including possible boarding, impounding, and arrest,” Rutte said.
The naval taskforce assembling in Tallinn can draw on Nato members’ intelligence on shipping, surveillance from the air and space, underwater sonars repurposed from hunting mines, drone submersibles and a new generation of underwater sensors.
“Any ship that is leaving St Petersburg will know that it is being followed,” Kockx said. “And if that ship has the intention to undertake any unlawful actions, it will think twice.”
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NATO announces further militarisation of Baltic Sea
NATO announced Tuesday a major strengthening of its military presence in the Baltic Sea, seizing as a pretext recent damage to undersea cables allegedly caused by ships associated with Russia’s “shadow fleet.” The move marks yet another step in the systematic military encircling of Russia by the US-led military alliance, which continues to back the far-right Ukrainian regime in a war aimed at inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia and subjugating its territory to semi-colonial status.
The operation, labelled “Baltic Sentry,” was unveiled following a NATO ministers meeting of member states with Baltic Sea coasts in the Finnish capital Helsinki. A statement issued after the summit underscored the aggressive character of the operation, which will involve ships, surveillance planes, air and undersea drones, and other intelligence gathering. The statement, signed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden, declared,
We are determined to deter, detect and counter any attempts at sabotage. Any attack against our infrastructure will be met with a robust and determined response. We stand ready to attribute hostile actions committed by malign actors, as appropriate.
We welcome that NATO has launched the enhanced Vigilance Activity “Baltic Sentry” to improve situational awareness and deter hostile activities. We welcome the efforts of Allies to deploy additional assets at sea, in the air, on land and below the surface of the sea, to enhance vigilance and deterrence.
Although NATO officials indicated the operation would continue for an undisclosed period, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz commented that the initial stage would last for three months. The recently established Commander Task Force Baltic command centre in Rostock, Germany, will play a key role in overseeing the increased military activity throughout the Baltic. Scholz stressed that Germany would participate with “everything available to us in maritime operational infrastructure.”
Since Finland and Sweden joined NATO in 2023 and 2024 respectively, the Baltic Sea has effectively been turned into a NATO lake. Russia, which has used the Baltic for centuries as a key trading route and maintains a Baltic fleet, confronts hostile states on all sides of the Baltic, and can only access it from the port of St. Petersburg and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, located between Poland and Lithuania.
Following Russia’s US-instigated invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Moscow has utilised a so-called “shadow fleet” of freighters to continue and in many cases expand the sale of oil and natural gas to Asia in spite of sanctions imposed by the US and European powers. The ships sail under the flags of other states and are usually registered to offshore firms. The bourgeois-nationalist Putin regime, which emerged out of capitalist restoration following the Stalinist dissolution of the Soviet Union, is eager to cut a deal with the imperialists to remove the sanctions.
NATO’s operation aims ultimately to restrict Russia’s oil and gas trade, which is key to the Kremlin’s revenue. Just days before Baltic Sentry was announced, the Biden administration slapped new sanctions on some 180 ships believed to be part of the “shadow fleet” in another bid to curb Russian trade and undermine Moscow’s ability to fund the war in Ukraine.
The fact that the latest measures move the NATO powers ever closer to a position of outright war with Russia is acknowledged by the participants at Tuesday’s meeting. Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson recently declared that while his country is not at war, it is no longer at peace. In November, the Swedish government sent an updated version of a pamphlet, “In case of crisis or war,” to all households with advice on how to survive a military conflict. The Norwegian government sent 2.2 million copies of a similar pamphlet to all households last summer.
Speaking after Tuesday’s meeting, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said, “We can no longer think that we are in peacetime,” according to public broadcaster DR. She insisted that Denmark would contribute to “concrete military cooperation,” and insisted that 2 percent of GDP for defence spending is not enough.
NATO’s determination to wage war in pursuit of the interests of the American and European imperialist powers extends far beyond the Baltic Sea region, a fact underscored by comments made by Rutte to the European Parliament Monday. The NATO Secretary-General demanded the destruction of what remains of Europe’s social welfare programmes to pay for close to a doubling of military spending on top of the 2 percent of GDP for defence spending “floor” agreed among the NATO member states.
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Researcher: Hybrid tactics likely spreading from Taiwan Strait to the Baltic Sea
Hybrid tactics are "likely" spreading from the Taiwan Strait to the Baltic Sea, says Toomas Hanso, a junior research fellow at the Estonia-based International Center for Defense and Security, after several broken undersea cables were reported in both regions in recent months
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Over the past 18 months, several pipelines and electricity and internet cables have been damaged in the Baltic Sea mostly connecting Finland with other countries in the region such as Estonia, Sweden and Germany. The most recent was on Christmas Day.
In at least two cases, ships dragging their anchors are thought to be the cause. Sabotage is suspected, but difficult to prove – as is typical of hybrid warfare.
Vessels have been flagged from Hong Kong, China and the Cook Islands in the South Pacific. There are also connections to Russia.
But these incidents are not unique. More than 30 fiber-optic data cables connecting Taiwan to surrounding islands have been broken – potentially deliberately – by Chinese ships as political relations have soured in recent years. The most recent was on January 3.
Toomas Hanso, junior research fellow at the International Center for Defense and Security (ICDS), said there are similarities and differences in both cases.
Tactics likely spreading from East to West
"Commonalities between the Taiwan Strait and Baltic Sea seems to be the frequency of incidents and both being geopolitically tense regions. The incidents have had direct impact on national security and communication infrastructure," the researcher said.
"Judging by the frequency in the Taiwan Strait from 2017-2022 and the frequency in the Baltic Sea from 2023 onwards, it looks like a spread of tactics from the Taiwan Strait to the Baltic Sea."
Are Moscow and Beijing cooperating? China (PRC) is assumed to have given tacit support for Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, even if it has never said so publicly. But there is evidence the countries are in other areas. Last October, a Chinese coast guard fleet entered the Arctic sea for the first time in a joint patrol with Russian counterparts, Reuters news agency reported.
The Russian Navy has been "sporadically active" in the Taiwan Strait, Hanso said, often in coordination with the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy. Russian shipping vessels may also pass through those waters
"But there's no concrete, public evidence suggesting that Russian naval or commercial vessels have directly been involved in cutting undersea cables in the Taiwan Strait. It is also questionable how active China would actually want Russia to be in those waters, Beijing may prefer to limit Russian presence there," he said.
But the case is "stronger" in the Baltic Sea.
"First, in the sense that this tactic has likely been taken over from the Taiwan Strait, where it began to be used frequently before the same practice began appearing in the Baltic Sea. Second, considering the involvement of Chinese ships, Newnew Polar Bear and Yi Peng 3 in the Baltic Sea," the researcher said.
China ramping up hybrid tactics in Taiwan Strait
Hanso said China is using grey-zone tactics and cable cutting is a clearer example than many others. These "grey-zone" activities do not breach escalatory thresholds but still apply coercive pressure, he explained: "PRC practices fit this general pattern."
"While Taiwan often suspects China's involvement, especially given the geopolitical context, the government typically stops short of definitively blaming the PRC without concrete evidence," Hanso said. "If Taiwanese officials were to directly attribute it to the PRC, this could escalate tensions or chances of conflict."
Incidents have spread from the South China Sea, the East China Sea and into the Taiwan Strait since the 2000s.
These include the gradual encirclement and establishment of effective control over disputed island territories, Enforcement of PRC jurisdiction over water and air space surrounding disputed territories, interference with legitimate commercial activity by coastal states, challenges to lawful freedoms of navigation and overflight by the United States and its allies and the undermining the credibility of U.S. alliances, Hanso outlined.
"China is increasingly using grey-zone tactics in the Taiwan Strait," he concluded.
Outlining what Taipei can do, the researcher said: "On preventive measures, there is currently little Taiwan can do to stop Chinese cargo ships carrying out such activities. On increasing resilience, Taiwan can increase the number of cables it has so that cutting one cable does not create a complete outage and cables can be buried deeper to make damaging them harder. Satellite communications are an alternative that Taiwan is investing in to reduce reliance on undersea cables, but these are inferior to undersea cables in terms of transmission capacity."
Wider region watching closely
Hanso said, unlike in the Taiwan Strait, the South China Sea has not seen frequent cable cutting incidents.
"But other countries in the region will certainly be watching closely," he said, citing Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam as examples.
"Especially the Philippines which has increasing military cooperation with the U.S. and increasing friction with China in the South China Sea, will probably be very concerned about potential incidents."
Hanso said several incidents between 2017 and 2023, including harassment by Chinese ships of other countries' vessels, has raised concerns about maritime security and protection of undersea infrastructure in the region.
In 2020, the Indonesian authorities called for better protection of critical infrastructure.
Changing maritime regulations depends on China
After the damage to EstLink 2 last month, several countries including Estonia, Finland and Lithuania have suggested changing international maritime regulations to prevent further incidents.
However, this will be difficult and need the agreement of countries such as Russia and China, experts agree.
Hanso said countries in the South China Sea may prefer to prioritize economic ties with Beijing over security.
"All countries in the region probably wish for more secure undersea cables, as these constitute critical infrastructure. However, all countries in the region must also consider their relationship with China," he said.
"If openly supporting a change in maritime law had a negative impact on their trade or security relationship with China, then these countries would have to weigh up whether a perceived increase in maritime security might offset a deterioration in relations with China. Considering that China is the top trading partner of all South China Sea countries except Brunei, they might be hesitant to support a such a law, if it is perceived as "anti-China"."
The situation in the South China Sea has also become increasingly tense in recent years, the researcher said: "Regional countries would probably prefer not to aggravate China and worsen the situation. So, South China Sea countries' support for such a law, might depend largely on how China perceives the law."
NATO's Baltic Sea members will discuss maritime legislation at a summit in Helsinki this week.
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WP: Suomi uskoo kaapelivaurioiden olleen vahinko – KRP:n tutkinnanjohtaja Ylelle: Jätän tiedot omaan arvoonsa
Washington Postin tiedustelulähteiden mukaan Suomen tiedusteluviranomaiset ovat eurooppalaisten ja yhdysvaltalaisten kollegoidensa kanssa sitä mieltä, että Eagle S katkaisi kaapelit vahingossa.
Yhdysvaltalaislehti Washington Post (WP) kertoo, että sen eurooppalaiset ja yhdysvaltalaiset tiedustelulähteet arvioivat Itämerellä tapahtuneiden kaapelivaurioiden olleen vahinkoja, eivät sabotaasia.
Lehden lähteiden mukaan Suomen tiedusteluviranomaiset ovat kansainvälisten kollegoidensa kanssa samaa mieltä siitä, että joulupäivänä Eagle S -tankkerin aiheuttama vaurio olisi ollut vahinko. Washingon Post kirjoittaa, että suomalaisten mukaan Venäjän osuuden poissulkeminen kokonaan voi kuitenkin olla mahdotonta.
Lehden tiedustelulähteet ovat anonyymeja. He perustavat tietonsa muun muassa ”kaapattuihin viesteihin ja muihin salassa pidettäviin tietoihin”.
Keskusrikospoliisin (KRP) tutkinnanjohtaja, rikoskomisario Sami Liimatainen on Washington Postin kanssa eri mieltä.
– En lähde edes kommentoimaan tuollaista, vaan jätän ulkomaalaisten lehtien tiedot omaan arvoonsa. KRP tutkii rikosta, Liimatainen sanoo Ylelle.
Liimatainen sanoo, ettei ole kuullut Washington Postin artikkelin väittämiä aiemmin.
KRP epäilee, että Eagle S -öljytankkerin ankkurilla katkaistiin Suomen ja Viron välinen sähkökaapeli sekä vahingoitettiin neljää datakaapelia joulupäivänä.
– Rikoksia tutkitaan ja selvitellään. Mikään ei ole muuttunut, Liimatainen sanoo.
Pekka Toveri: ”Täyttä roskaa”
WP:n haastattelema europarlamentaarikko Pekka Toveri (kok.) sanoo lehdelle, että väitteet siitä, että kaapelivauriot olisivat olleet vahinko ovat ”täyttä roskaa”.
Toveri sanoo, että Venäjän turvallisuuspalvelu on ehkä onnistunut toimimaan niin, ettei jää sellaista jälkeä, joka kävisi todisteeksi oikeudessa.
– Kaikissa hybridioperaatioissa on tärkeintä kieltämisen mahdollisuus, Toveri sanoo.
Toveri ja yhdysvaltalainen asiantuntija Mike Plunkett sanovat WP:lle, että ankkurin putoaminen ei voisi jäädä huomaamatta laivalla. Plunkett ei myöskään oikein usko, että kolme samankaltaista vahinkoa voisi sattua lyhyen ajan sisällä samalla alueella.
Keskusrikospoliisi on takavarikoinut Eagle S:n ankkurin tutkimuksia varten.
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Laivalla nähtiin ”hurja näytelmä”, joka oli katkaista Tukholmasta sähköt – paljastamme kaapelirikot, joista moni ei tiedä
Laivojen ankkurit ovat vaurioittaneet kaapeleita Suomessa ainakin vuodesta 1925.
Kaapeleita on katkennut Suomen merialueilla ainakin sadan vuoden ajan.
Ylen selvityksen mukaan vuodesta 1925 lähtien Suomessa tai Suomeen vaikuttaen on tapahtunut kymmenkunta laivan aiheuttamaa merikaapelin rikkoutumista.
Yhdessäkään niistä ei tähän mennessä ole tiettävästi voitu osoittaa tahallisuutta.
On todennäköistä, että kaapelitapauksia on enemmän, sillä kaikista Itämerellä tai edes Suomenlahdella tapahtuneista vaurioitumisista ei välttämättä ole kerrottu julkisuuteen.
Tällä hetkellä keskusrikospoliisi (KRP) tutkii, katkaisiko Eagle S -öljytankkerin miehistö tahallaan aluksen ankkurilla sähkö- ja tietoliikennekaapeleita joulupäivänä Suomenlahdella.
Lokakuussa 2023 kiinalaisalus Newnew Polarbear rikkoi Balticconnector-kaasuputken ja vahingoitti tietoliikennekaapeleita.
Marraskuussa 2024 hajosi Ruotsin ja Liettuan sekä Suomen ja Saksan välinen datakaapeli. Jälleen epäiltynä oli kiinalainen alus, Yi Peng 3.
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Антитрендами наружной рекламы в текущем году стали прямолинейность и чрезмерная перегруженность сообщений. Наружная реклама продолжает показывать рост: число рекламных конструкций за последний год увеличилось более чем на 2 тысячи.
В компании Sellty спрогнозировали развитие рынка электронной коммерции в сегменте СМБ на ближайший год. По оценке основателя Sellty Марии Бар-Бирюковой, число собственных интернет-магазинов среднего, малого и микробизнеса продолжит расти и увеличится минимум на 40% до конца 2025 года. Компании будут и дальше развиваться на маркетплейсах, но станут чаще комбинировать несколько каналов продаж.
10 сентября – Всемирный день психического здоровья. Специально к этой дате компания HINT опросила коллег в сфере маркетинга, рекламы и пиара, чтобы понять, как представители этих профессий могут помочь себе и другим поддержать в норме психическое здоровье.
Чего не хватает радио, чтобы увеличить свою долю на рекламном рынке? Аудиопиратство: угроза или возможности для отрасли? Каковы первые результаты общероссийской кампании по продвижению индустриального радиоплеера? Эти и другие вопросы были рассмотрены на конференции «Радио в глобальной медиаконкуренции», спикерами и участниками которой стали эксперты ГПМ Радио.
Деловая программа 28-й международной специализированной выставки технологий и услуг для производителей и заказчиков рекламы «Реклама-2021» открылась десятым юбилейным форумом «Матрица рекламы». Его организовали КВК «Империя» и «Экспоцентр».
28 марта в Центральном доме художника состоялась 25-ая выставка маркетинговых коммуникаций «Дизайн и реклама NEXT». Одним из самых ярких её событий стал День социальной рекламы, который организовала Ассоциация директоров по коммуникациям и корпоративным медиа России (АКМР) совместно с АНО «Лаборатория социальной рекламы» и оргкомитетом LIME.
На VII Международном форуме «Матрица рекламы», прошедшем в ЦВК «Экспоцентр» в рамках международной выставки «Реклама-2018», большой интерес у профессиональной аудитории вызвала VI Конференция «Интернет-реклама».
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