Espionage

In response to the growing activity of the Russian Federation in European waters, Britain has intensified monitoring of suspicious vessels near its maritime borders.

The Royal Navy has tracked the Russian vessel Yantar in British waters, raising serious concerns about possible sabotage by Russia.

Portuguese military suspects Russian research vessel of spying on the country’s underwater infrastructure.

Russian reconnaissance ship has been diverted from critical cables in the Irish Sea.

A beluga whale named Khvaldimir, who was considered a trained whale of the Russian special services, was found dead off the coast of Norway.

The collaborator acted under the guise of the head of a local company that employs sailors on fishing and commercial vessels.

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

During the last 6 months, 5 Russian ships were regularly spotted near the coast of Belgium.

Cyber specialists of the Security Service of Ukraine exposed another informant of the special services of the Russian Federation in the Mykolaiv region, who was collecting intelligence about the Defense Forces near the Black Sea.

A former officer of the Italian naval forces was imprisoned for almost 30 years. The man collected secret documents and sent them to curators from Russia.