According to Finland’s EPN news agency, in the statement made by the network operator Fingrid, it was stated that there was an outage in the network at 12.26 local time yesterday. Authorities announced that in addition to EstLink 2, there was also an interruption in the connection of 4 telecommunication cables passing under the Baltic Sea. Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo announced in his statement on his X account that the investigation into the issue is continuing. Orpo later stated in a statement to the press that his country would “definitively respond to suspicious interventions in submarine infrastructure.”
“WE WILL RECOMMEND MORE PRECAUTIONS”
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated in her statement on her social media account that the incident “reveals the threats to the EU infrastructure.” Von der Leyen pledged to ensure the protection of Europe’s critical infrastructure, including submarine cables.
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas also stated that the incident was “the latest in a series of suspected attacks on critical infrastructure”. “The suspicious ship is part of Russia’s shadow fleet, which threatens security and the environment while financing its war budget. We will propose further measures, including sanctions, to target this fleet,” Kallas said. he said. The High Representative noted that there is currently no risk to the security of electricity supply in the region.
SUSPICIOUS SHIP BELONGING TO THE SHADOW FLEET
On the other hand, Finnish Border Security teams claimed that a ship thought to belong to Russia’s “shadow fleet” was passing through the region at the time of the blackout. After directing the ship to the shore, the teams examined it and noted that it was “suspicious” that the ship’s anchors were not in place. Officials shared the opinion that it was possible that the ship’s anchors caused damage to the cables. It is claimed that Russia has established a secret “shadow fleet” consisting of unfit and old tankers to secretly transport oil and goods against the sanctions of Western countries.
WHAT HAPPENED?
In the news based on the statement made by the electricity network operator Fingrid, the Finnish press stated that there was an outage in the network at 12.26 local time yesterday.
In addition to EstLink 2, it was announced that there was an interruption in the connection of 4 telecommunication cables under the Baltic Sea.
Finnish Border Security teams claimed that one of the ships thought to belong to Russia’s “shadow fleet” was passing through the region at the time of the blackout. After directing the ship to the shore, the teams noted that it was “suspicious” that the ship’s anchors were not in place, and stated that the damage to the cables might have occurred due to the anchors.
It is claimed that Russia has established a secret fleet of unfit and old tankers to secretly transport oil and goods against European sanctions. (AA)