Russias state-controlled telecoms giant Rostelecom stated Saturday that its undersea cable television in the Baltic Sea had been damaged by an external impact.
Several undersea telecom and power cables have actually been severed in the Baltic Sea in current months, with professionals and political leaders accusing Russia of orchestrating a hybrid war against Western countries supporting Ukraine.
Some time ago in the Baltic Sea a Rostelecom undersea cable television was harmed as the outcome of external effect, Rostelecoms operator informed RIA Novosti news firm.
Repair work is being carried out, it included.
The company said customers were not affected.Earlier Saturday, the Finnish coastguard said they were monitoring repairs of a Russian underwater cable television performed by a Russian vessel in the Gulf of Finland.According to regional authorities, the undated occurrence took place inside Finlands unique economic zone.The spate of occurrences led NATO countries to introduce a patrol objective to safeguard important undersea facilities in January.Aircraft, frigates, submarines and drones have been deployed as part of the new operation, titled Baltic Sentry.
Finnish authorities stated in November 2023 that a Rostelecom cable in the Baltic Sea was found damaged in October, approximately accompanying damage to subsea infrastructure in Sweden and Finland.