Sweden accused the "shadow fleet" of the Russian Federation in espionage: on the ships there were antennas and masts for radio intelligence

The Swedish Navy monitors the movement of tankers related to the Russian Federation, which every day through the Baltic transport hundreds of thousands of tons of petroleum products. It is reported that a number of vessels have been used for radio intelligence and intercepting messages. Russia attracts its "shadow fleet" for espionage in the Baltic Sea. Such a statement was made by the Navy Commander Countermiral Eve Haslum, SVT reports.

The Swedish Navy monitors the movement of tankers related to the Russian Federation, which every day through the Baltic transport hundreds of thousands of tons of petroleum products. It is reported that the Swedish military has evidence that a number of vessels have been used for radio intelligence and intercepting messages. According to Haslum, they found antennas and masts that are not placed on fishing schoms.

"Therefore, it becomes clear to us: what is moving in the sea sometimes pursues other goals," she said, adding that the Russian Federation uses different ways to bypass sanctions that threatens safety and the environment. It is not denied that some ships that are involved in the Russian Federation can participate in "hybrid operations". In particular, to go to the port of Sweden allegedly for repair, and in fact to engage in blasting activities.

But Sweden's authorities, as reported, have a plan of action. According to journalists, the country's management was preparing for the threats mentioned all of 2024 because at least one "shadow" tanker had technical problems. The tanker was near the Gotland Island, which is considered the potential purpose of the Kremlin in the event of a conflict with NATO. The Swedish Foreign Ministry confirmed that the EU is shared that the Russian "shadow fleet" is a problem.

A recent meeting of the heads of defense and foreign policy agencies of European countries in Luxembourg spoke about specific steps. Earlier, Eve Skug Haslum called for strengthening control over ships in the Baltic Sea. She called the situation with security in the Baltic "tense and extremely fragile. " It should be reminded that on April 9 it became known that Sweden releases a new HMS Artemis reconnaissance ship. It was also reported that the SUU advanced in the Serebryansky Forest.