A Russian reconnaissance ship was spotted in the Baltic Sea

The Nordic countries fear that the Russians can use the ship not only for espionage, but also for sabotage.

On the morning of May 13, the intelligence-gathering ship of the Russian Northern Fleet of the GS-31 class “Chusovoy” entered the Baltic Sea. This was reported by Droxford Maritime analysts.

The ship was probably collecting information about the critical infrastructure of the Baltic states.

The ship was built in 1987. It has been operating in the Arctic and North Sea since the beginning of its service, so its presence in the Baltic Sea may be surprising. Due to the fact that the ship is intended for reconnaissance activities, its presence and, above all, its activities will be closely monitored by the navies of NATO countries.

There are also suspicions that Russia may use such vessels not only for gathering information and radio communications (SIGINT), but also for sabotage activities. Due to last year’s damage to power cables and the Balticconnector gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea, there is a real threat that Russian surface ships are capable of further action, although Moscow has so far categorically denied its involvement in these incidents. .

Previously, USM wrote that Russian ships had been spying off the coast of Belgium for half a year.