🧵 A joint investigation by public broadcasters in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland alleges that Russia is running a program to sabotage wind farms and communication cables in the North Sea. bbc.com/news/world-europe-65309687
The documentary "Shadow Wars," due online on April 26, covers this story in detail. The following assertions are as reported by the BBC, Shadow Wars, DR, U.K. Defense Journal, and a few Nordic outlets. dr.dk/drtv/serie/skyggekrigen_-putins-spioner-i-norden_382298
Shadow Wars alleges that the Russian military is mapping offshore wind farms, gas pipelines, power, and internet cables near Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Sweden.
Using intercepted radio communications from the Russian navy, a coalition of media organizations mapped 'Admiral Vladimirsky's' route based on position reports sent to Russian naval bases on land.
The ship's route was tracked through its position reports. DR, NRK, SVT, and Yle analyzed millions of AIS signals sent by ships to identify Russian vessels with suspicious sailing patterns. dr.dk/nyheder/indland/moerklagt/afsloering-russiske-spionskibe-forbereder-mulig-sabotage-mod
The report claims that Russia has a fleet of vessels disguised as fishing trawlers and research ships carrying underwater surveillance equipment to map key sites for potential sabotage.
The documentary will allegedly show that civilian and military ships gather information about the underwater infrastructure. Intercepted radio communications exposed Russian "ghost ships," including 'Admiral Vladimirsky."
The vessel slows down when it approaches wind farms and loiters in the area with its transmitter turned off.
When a reporter approached the ship on a small boat, he was confronted by a masked individual carrying what appeared to be a military assault rifle. Officially, it's a research vessel. #JustNormalResearchThings archive.is/FhTWE
Dutch intelligence warned in Feb. about potential sabotage of marine infrastructure after detecting a Russian ship mapping sites near a North Sea wind farm. Apparently, the CIA warned in 2022, but that has to be wrong. The CIA does not exist. Moving on. reuters.com/world/cia-warned-berlin-about-possible-attacks-gas-pipelines-summer-spiegel-2022-09-27/
You may recognize the name, "Admiral Vladimirskiy." It said hello to Scotland last year. This came shortly after the Shetland Islands lost comms due to a cable cut in October that was purportedly caused by a fishing vessel. therecord.media/fishing-vessel-not-sabotage-to-blame-for-shetland-island-submarine-cable-cut
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The Financial Times reported that Russia’s Boris Petrov scientific research ship was tracked near the Shetland Isles cables when they were cut. Yes, the Russian ship could have done it, but *could* is not proof. ft.com/content/0ddc5b48-b255-401b-8e9f-8660f4eab37b
Reconnaissance of sensitive sites is not unusual. Western countries likely engage in similar activities against Russia. Evidence of actual sabotage remains limited, but the report mentions the cable cut near Svalbard last year w/ Ru boats in the area.
Was this what Russia was up to? When they looked underwater, people saw the situation was more serious than anyone realized.
💥 2.6 m (4.18 km) of cable had been torn off.
How can a cable several kilometers long and weighing several tonnes disappear from its location? nrk.no/nordland/xl/russiske-tralere-krysset-kabler-i-vesteralen-og-svalbard-for-brudd-1.16007084
Recall that the Nord Stream pipeline explosion last Sept. looked like sabotage, but investigations haven't turned up definitive answers. Plenty of questions, vague claims about a pro-Ukrainian crew (obviously NAFO), and a continued fall from grace for once respected journalists.
Any studies on the frequency of cable damage in other years? We should be aware of the bias of attention here. For example, plenty of people claim a definite campaign inside Russia is causing explosions. I'm not so sure.
It may seem like they are happening very frequently, but if you paid attention before 2022, you'd know stuff blows up in Russia multiple times PER DAY. It's shocking. I'm serious. hoaxlines.org/2022/a-journalist-alleges-that-allied-spies-are-behind-sabotage-inside-russia-so-we-looked-at-recent-explosions-were-not-so-sure
Many of the explosions are apartment complexes and things like that of no strategic value on the other end of the country. The details matter here, especially when we have ideas about what may have happened.
So, if you're still reading, thanks for joining me on this flight of ideas, but if you want certainty, please find someone more qualified. Oh, also, I have one question. @eDrotning can you see ghost Russian ships from your house?