There has been a sharp rise in damage to undersea cables in the Baltic, with at least 11 incidents reported since October 2023.

NATO is deploying eyes in the sky and on the Baltic Sea to protect cables and pipelines that stitch together the nine countries with shores on Baltic waters

RUKLA - Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda expects that NATO and Nordic efforts in the Baltic Sea will deter attempts to damage underwater infrastructure.

VILNIUS - The impact of incidents involving damage done to cables in the Baltic Sea may tempt Russia to engage in deliberate sabotage in this area, Darius Jauniskis, director of Lithuania's State Security Department, warns.

The attacks come as Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania prepare to cut on February 8 their electricity links to Russia and Belarus.

NATO on Tuesday launched operation Baltic Sentry to deter further attempts to damage critical underwater infrastructure in the Baltic Sea. Secretary General Mark Rutte announced the operation on Tuesday in a joint press conference with Finland President Alexander Stubb and Estonia Prime Minister Kristen Michal at the Baltic Sea NATO Allies Summit held in Helsinki,

NATO is deploying eyes in the sky and on the Baltic Sea to protect cables and pipelines that stitch together the nine countries with shores on Baltic waters.

Russia has condemned the Western alliance for ramping up its naval presence in the so-called 'NATO lake' after alleged sabotage by Moscow-linked vessels.

Lithuania's president says his country has made the decision to raise its spending on defense to between 5% and 6% of overall national economic output starting in 2026.

Nato last week announced it would deploy drones, submarines, ships and aircraft in the Baltic Sea to help detect and prevent sabotage attempts against critical infrastructure in a mission known as Baltic Sentry, after three previous sets of cables were damaged in recent months.

Following a series of suspicious sabotage incidents, NATO countries have implemented patrols in the Baltic Sea to monitor the activities of Russian ships suspected of targeting undersea cables. This sea,