Burbock statement, hybrid attacks, cable breaks: Politics: World: Lenta.ru

An incident occurred in the Baltic Sea between a Bundeswehr helicopter and a Russian ship. About this told German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock on the sidelines of the meeting NATO V Brussels. She mentioned the incident when talking about the increase in hybrid attacks from Russia and its allies.

Baerbock said that a Russian ship fired flares at a German helicopter.

The head of the German Foreign Ministry said that a German helicopter was performing a reconnaissance flight in the Baltic Sea when it was fired at by the crew of a Russian ship with flares. Burbock did not provide details about what happened.

Baerbock mentioned this incident during her statement on the situation in the Baltic Sea. She said surveillance of pipelines and network cables needs to be strengthened. In addition, the head of the German Foreign Ministry called for expanding patrols to protect critical infrastructure. According to Burbock, the number of hybrid attacks on such targets from Russia and its allies has increased.

Cable breaks across the Baltic Sea have been recorded twice in the last two months

Earlier, on December 3, the Internet wire between Sweden And Finlandgoing across the Baltic Sea, turned out to be damaged. The rupture occurred on land in Finland.

As a result of the breakdown, about 6,000 Finnish clients and about 100 companies were left without communications. The Finnish police announced possible sabotage, but did not provide details. The company that owns the cable, Global Connect, suggested that the incident was caused by excavators, since the cables in these areas run underground.

Mid November exploded the only telecommunications cable C-Lion1 between Finland and Germany. The underwater communication cable between Lithuania and Sweden. Minister of Defense of the Federal Republic of Germany Boris Pistorius stated that the cable between Germany and Finland C-Lion1 was severed as a result of sabotage. Later appeared version about the fault of the Chinese vessel Yi Peng 3.