Sergei Kanev, one of the Russian journalists working on the Chepiga story, who just fled to the Baltics: "One person warned that a provocation was being prepared."
1 year agoThere was an explosion in the engine room on the passenger ferry flying the Lithuanian flag in the Baltic Sea, 335 people were on board, including 37 crew members
Danish ferry company says 294 passengers stranded after engine breakdown in Baltic Sea
1 year agoExplosion reported at Lithuanian Regina Seaways ferry with 335 people on board in international waters of Baltic Sea in exclusive maritime economical zone of Russia near Kaliningrad. All passengers were evacuated and safe
BelgianAF NATO Baltic Air Policing over Lithuania, BAF F16AM - callsign MA02 serial FA119. 0910z
Latvian armed forces over Baltic Sea have identified Russian Il-20 near it's territorial waters
1 year ago5 hours on 52,000ft over the Baltic Sea Eyes on Kaliningrad USAF RQ4 Global Hawk
1 year agoOleg Belokonev, chief of Belarusian general staff, pays a friendly visit to NATO member Latvia, pledges to strengthen military ties.
1 year agoJust released: Photo of yesterday's intercept. Courtesy of the German air force. NATO.
NBI's Cybercrime Center will investigate yesterday's DoS attack and establish whether this latest incident has any links to similar DDoS attacks committed in the past few months.
Approximately 3 million euros confiscated at AiristonHelmi properties during raid. Not just €s but other currencies too.
NATO fighter aircraft today escorted 2 of Russia's Blackjack bombers in intl' airspace over the Baltic Sea. Belgian and German jets patrol the region as part of NATO's Baltic air-policing mission.
1 year agoDDoS attack hits suomi.fi , Finnish identification services (social insurance institution, tax office etc e-Services depend on this)
Sweden PM Lofven loses confidence vote in parliament
1 year agoOn shady property purchases (and couple attempted ones) near or at sensitive areas in Finland. Infographics by Iltalehti originally published already in 2014.
1 year agoAeroVironment contracted for RQ-20B Puma unmanned aircraft system for Estonia
1 year agoPope Francis draws a crowd of more than 100,000 people in Kaunas, Lithuania
Company under searches confirmed as "Airiston Helmi" - widely believed to be as a Russian controlled shell company with very little real business. Been buying surplus Finnish navy vessels and properties next to strategic maritime lanes.
Estonian citizen Yevgeny Slavin received a year and eight months in prison on charges of espionage. The Estonian Security Police believes that, since April 2016, he has cooperated with the GRU
NBI investigates Turku stabbing hero's crowdfunding activities
2 year agoRussian Mindef video: training of Russian airborne troops and Belarus SOF in Pskov region
2 year agoSweden: 4 wounded in shooting assault in Trelleborg (South SWE). Police do not treat incident as terrorism related.
2 year ago4 taken to hospital, several more seriously injured after shooting in Trelleborg Sweden
2 year agoBig police operation in Trelleborg, Sweden, after several people shot
2 year agoAt least 7 seriously injured in shooting attack in Trelleborg, Sweden. Attacker opened fire in a busy market
Multiple people shot in central Trelleborg, S. of Malmö, Sweden
Security Agency of Poland has deported Russian citizen Dmitry K from the country, suspected in ties with Russian intelligence
Russia says US military presence in Baltic states contradicts Russia-Nato agreement
The Russian Baltic Fleet intends to form two new aviation regiments in Kaliningrad.
Sweden's army chief at #AUSA2017 conference: “Sweden is not Switzerland. We are not a neutral country.” Non NATO, but a NATO partner.
