The Baltic Sea is becoming the scene of Russia's undeclared hybrid war against NATO - Bild
First, the Russian military fired signaling ammunition at a Bundeswehr helicopter. Then, an underwater internet cable from Helsinki to Rostock was cut. Now, there is an increase in UAVs flying over German training grounds and harbors.
"We are experiencing hybrid warfare! It's like the Cold War," German Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on Deutschlandfunk radio station.
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation notes another danger in the region - Russia has turned Kaliningrad into a well-equipped military bastion with nuclear-capable missiles, modern air defense systems, extensive coastal defenses, and a strong Baltic Fleet, thanks to which Russia can threaten its neighbors in the Baltic Sea.
Russian provocations in the sky have already become a routine. Last year alone, a total of 300 Russian aircraft were intercepted violating NATO airspace, most of them near the Baltic states.
Source: https://m.bild.de/politik/ausland-und-internationales/russland-putins-heimlicher-krieg-jetzt-wird-die-ostsee-zur-arena-6751d3151960091b5e780031?t_ref=https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2F
First, the Russian military fired signaling ammunition at a Bundeswehr helicopter. Then, an underwater internet cable from Helsinki to Rostock was cut. Now, there is an increase in UAVs flying over German training grounds and harbors.
"We are experiencing hybrid warfare! It's like the Cold War," German Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on Deutschlandfunk radio station.
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation notes another danger in the region - Russia has turned Kaliningrad into a well-equipped military bastion with nuclear-capable missiles, modern air defense systems, extensive coastal defenses, and a strong Baltic Fleet, thanks to which Russia can threaten its neighbors in the Baltic Sea.
Russian provocations in the sky have already become a routine. Last year alone, a total of 300 Russian aircraft were intercepted violating NATO airspace, most of them near the Baltic states.
Source: https://m.bild.de/politik/ausland-und-internationales/russland-putins-heimlicher-krieg-jetzt-wird-die-ostsee-zur-arena-6751d3151960091b5e780031?t_ref=https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2F