2023-04-19 10:06:25
espionage
The route of the Russian «Admiral Vladimirsky» worries Northern Europe
The Russian research boat “Admiral Vladimirsky” has been cruising the North and Baltic Seas since November with the transmitter switched off. Spy material and armed soldiers are on board.
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In November, the Russian ship “Admiral Vladimirsky” left the port of Saint Petersburg. But instead of taking the planned route, it passed through two of the Swedish Army’s naval training areas.
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The ship moved for over a month with a radio transmitter turned off to avoid being tracked. Along its route, the Russian boat sailed through current and planned wind farms in the Baltic and North Seas.
Putin’s Shadow War
As the Swedish TV crew approached the ship, they spot masked and armed men on the deck. In addition, it becomes clear that the ship is equipped with underwater spy paraphernalia.
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In the investigative documentary series “The Shadow War”, the media has already uncovered a number of Russian secret service operations in the Nordic region.
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The Russian “research bot” “Admiral Vladimirsky” has been moving through the North and Baltic Seas since November.
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Together, the Nordic state media have now uncovered a number of Russian intelligence operations in the region.
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When the Swedish TV crew approached the boat, they discovered spy paraphernalia and armed soldiers.
Swedish naval training areas, wind farms in the North and Baltic Seas and the Belgian coast: the Russian research boat “Admiral Vladimirsky” has traveled this route since November. As research by the Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Finnish state broadcasters has shown, the boat is on a mission to explore the seabed in the Baltic and North Seas to spy on.
When the Swedish television crew approached the ship sailing between Sweden and Denmark during the course of their research, they discovered masked and armed men on the deck. In addition, it becomes clear that the ship is equipped with underwater spy paraphernalia.
“It’s a huge threat”
In the investigative documentary series “The Shadow War”, the media have already been able to Russian intelligence operations unveil in the Nordic region. “It’s a serious threat that they have the will to prepare something,” Björn Palmertz, acting director of the Center for Cyber Security, RISE.
According to radio data, the “Admiral Vladimirsky” left the port of Saint Petersburg in early November 2022. But instead of taking the planned route towards Gotland, a Swedish island, it took a different course, passing through two of the Swedish Army’s naval training areas.
50 suspected spy ships
The ship moved for over a month with a radio transmitter switched off so as not to be tracked. Along its route, the Russian boat crossed current and planned wind farms in the Baltic and North Seas.
Belgian authorities later announced that they had spotted a Russian ship suspected of espionage in mid-November. According to the Belgian media, it was about “Admiral Vladimirsky”, which is also confirmed by an intelligence source. With the help of data analysis and intercepted radio communications, 50 suspected Russian spy ships moving in Nordic waters have now been identified.
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