Russian vessels actively collect data on submarine cables in Europe, — TsPD

British media and analysts report that Russian reconnaissance vessels and drones are actively collecting data on underwater cables and pipelines in Europe.

This is reported by the Center for Countering Disinformation.

Thus, the UK Defense Minister John Healy confirmed that Russian intelligence uses the vessel “Yantar” to collect information about underwater infrastructure, and the activity of unmanned aerial vehicles is recorded near the cables.

95% of the world’s Internet traffic and up to $ 10 trillion in daily financial transactions pass through submarine cables. Given the Russian Federation’s war against Ukraine, analysts believe that the Kremlin views such attacks as a way to destabilize the West and put pressure on Ukraine’s allies. Such sabotage will have consequences not only for the defense sector, but also for finance, logistics and communications.

In January, the British Parliament initiated an investigation into the state and security of underwater communications. Similar risks are being recorded in other regions of Europe – in the Baltic Sea, cases of cable damage are already being considered. USM previously reported that US congressmen are demanding a report from Meta, Amazon and Microsoft on the safety of submarine cables.