6 November 2024
Kaliningrad Express continues. Two flights today.A few thoughts about unusually heavy air traffic to and out of the Kaliningrad Oblast. Since at least 27OCT very high air traffic to and from the Kaliningrad Oblast. Daily flights include Il-76 and An-124s transport aircraft
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Latvian border guards released a video showing unidentified individuals bringing two motionless bodies to the fence on the Belarusian border. The Belarus government had previously accused Latvia of neglecting migrants at the border
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On October 25, the Ambassador of Finland was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry and was informed of the termination of the agreement on cross-border cooperation.
SwAF JAS 39 Gripen fighters, @usairforce B-1B Lancer bombers and Danish F-16 (not pictured) trained together on Tuesday. Exercise scenario involved defending the Swedish island of Gotland in the Baltic sea. Photos: 172:a stridsflygdivision, Flygvapnet NATO1 år sedan
SwAF JAS 39 Gripen fighters, @usairforce B-1B Lancer bombers and Danish F-16 (not pictured) trained together on Tuesday. Exercise scenario involved defending the Swedish island of Gotland in the Baltic sea. Photos: 172:a stridsflygdivision, Flygvapnet NATO
The Newnew Polar Bear left Arkhangelsk this morning and is heading north in the White Sea. AIS destination on Marinetraffic is "Meeting icebreaker". Interestingly, the NNPB got a new NSR application approved on Oct 19th, for Nov 1st to 15th. The old expires on Oct 31st
First picture of the damaged balticconector pipeline. Source Finnish border guard. Drag westwards pipeline multiple meters wide1 år sedan
First picture of the damaged balticconector pipeline. Source Finnish border guard. Drag westwards pipeline multiple meters wide
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Finnish police: object found near broken Baltic Sea pipeline has been identified as an anchor
Sweden PM says he doesn't set any dates for his country's NATO entry and that he got assurances that Hungary won't delay the process
Ministry of Defence of Sweden: It has been confirmed that the telecommunications cable between Sweden and Estonia was damaged through external force or tampering. NATO has increased their presence in the Baltic Sea by deploying a minesweeping vessel and increased air surveillance
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Sveriges NATO-protokoll undertecknades av president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan och skickades till Turkiets stora nationalförsamling
One arrested after the explosion in southern Stockholm
Swedish Foreign Ministry: What is important at this stage is the delivery of aid to the Gaza Strip
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Russian Foreign Ministry: if the passage of Russian ships in the Baltic Sea is stopped because of Balticconnector, this will be a violation of international law
Finnish police: Baltic sea pipeline investigation is now focused on the role of the vessel Newpolar Bear1 år sedan
Finnish police: Baltic sea pipeline investigation is now focused on the role of the vessel Newpolar Bear
Biden pratar om hur Putin inte kommer att sluta med Ukraina. Biden lovar att försvara "varje tum av Natos" territorium och "strävar inte efter att få amerikanska trupper att slåss i Ryssland"
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Russian Foreign Minister Shoigu: it is possible that NATO bases and strike weapons will appear in Finland and Sweden in the near future
"The security policy situation in our immediate area has deteriorated" said Swedish defence minister Jonson at the presser
Swedish civil defence minister says have received information that a telecoms cable between Estonia and Sweden has been damaged; the damage occured at a similar time to the damage to the pipeline between Finland and Estonia
There will be a Swedish press-conference later today, featuring the Ministers for Defense and Civil Protection, Navy and Coast Guard Chiefs on "a new development regarding sea floor critical infrastructure concerning Sweden"
Earlier this week, Latvian educational institutions received a letter with threats to blow up a bomb in schools and claims that Latvia is a part of Russia. The same happened today in Estonia, with over 300 educational institutions receiving a letter
Kaja Kallas: I called @jensstoltenberg to brief him on the incidents related to Balticconnector and a submarine communications cable between Estonia and Finland.We discussed how to increase the protection of critical infrastructure in light of this.We agreed to remain in close contact
Estonian Ministers: #Balticconnector pipeline damage was deliberate. DefMin: "picture we have from the pipeline tells us that the damage had to have been done by something greater than a diver or unmanned submersible. The damage is more extensive"
Norwegian independent seismic monitoring foundation NORSAR:  NORSAR have detected a probable explosion along the Finnish coast of the Baltic Sea at 01:20 (local time in Finland) on 8th October 2023. This explosion was detected using stations in Finland1 år sedan
Norwegian independent seismic monitoring foundation NORSAR: "NORSAR have detected a probable explosion along the Finnish coast of the Baltic Sea at 01:20 (local time in Finland) on 8th October 2023. This explosion was detected using stations in Finland
The Estonian minister of defence will also hold a press conference about the underwater incidents in the Gulf of Finland, at about 17:30 CET
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The foreign minister of Finland will brief EU colleagues about the sabotage on the Balticconnector this afternoon
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Finnish prime minister first comments (presser to follow at 17:30 Finnish time):- gas pipeline damage in Finland's exclusive economic zone;- data cable damage in Estonia´s exclusive economic zone; - Nato allies and EU partners kept in the loop
Jens Stoltenberg: Spoke with President Sauli @niinisto on damage to undersea infrastructure between Estonia & Finland. NATO is sharing information & stands ready to support Allies concerned
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Finnish president: "It's likely that both the pipeline and data cable damages are results of outside activity. Cause not yet established, joint Finnish-Estonian investigation ongoing."
Finnish national broadcaster YLE referring to it's sources: seems balticconnector leak was not an accident. Navy Mine countermeasures vessel MHC Purunpää and Border Guard offshore patrol vessel Turva on site. Finnish gov to hold presser today1 år sedan
Finnish national broadcaster YLE referring to it's sources: seems #balticconnector leak was not an accident. Navy Mine countermeasures vessel MHC Purunpää and Border Guard offshore patrol vessel Turva on site. Finnish gov to hold presser today
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Finland gas pipeline leak probe proceeding on premise of potential sabotage, according to people familiar with the matter - Bloomberg