Vladimir Putin 'spying on UK with HUNDREDS of fishing trawlers' with Britain at risk 'day one' of Nato conflict
New analysis suggests Moscow is surveilling undersea communication cables with 'millimetre precision'
TL;DR
- More than 500 incidents of Russian civilian vessels hovering above undersea communication cables have been identified.
- Analysis suggests Russia is surveilling the seabed to map cable locations for potential attacks in a future Nato conflict.
- If cut, these cables could disrupt critical services like banks, hospitals, transport, and mobile phone networks.
- Russian fishing boats have been observed spending extended periods at low speeds near cables, with some capable of deploying uncrewed or remotely operated vehicles for precise mapping.
- General Sir Gwyn Jenkins previously warned of Russia 'probing, testing and mapping' the seabed on a scale not seen since the Cold War.
- The EU has sanctioned two Russian fishing companies, Norebo and Murman Seafood, for suspected espionage, though both deny wrongdoing.