According to the head of the Norwegian intelligence PST Beate Gangas, Russian intelligence contacts Norwegian criminals through social media and applications. – Those who receive or undertake tasks, they don't necessarily understand who the customer really is – emphasized Gangas, quoted by the newspaper “Dagbladet”.
She added that currently “several incidents are being investigated”. – In other countries, supplies of military equipment for Ukrainyw Norway The energy sector is in the crosshairs, she explained.
Unrest in Scandinavia. Russians recruit for sabotage operations
According to the media, investigations are currently underway. regarding damage to fiber optic cable connecting the Norwegian Arctic archipelago Svalbard with the Scandinavian Peninsula, telecommunications network at Evenes Air Base and damage to strategic railway line connecting Narvik with Kiruna, Sweden.
Gabriel Wernstedt, spokesman for the Swedish special services SAPO, called the phenomenon of Russians using local criminals to carry out acts of sabotage in the Nordic countries “a new phenomenon”. – Russia is capable of going much further in activities that threaten security. This includes sabotage, destruction of property and various types of influence operations, Wernstedt emphasized in an interview with the newspaper “Aftonbladet”.
SAPO is currently investigating the cause of a series of derailments of trains carrying iron ore from Kiruna to Narvik. This railway line is also used by the army to transport heavy equipment in the Scandinavian Mountains from Norway towards Finland.
Scandinavia. Not only Russia is recruiting, Iran is also mentioned
Earlier, SAPO informed about use by Iran Swedish gangswhose bosses are hiding in the Middle East, to attack Israel. There was a shooting near the Israeli embassy in Stockholm this year and a grenade was found.
The Danish PET intelligence service assessed that there is also “increased risk of physical sabotage”and Russia is interested in “a very wide range of targets”. – Hiring criminals to carry out an attack may also be relevant in Denmark – the Danish services stressed in a statement sent to TV2 television.
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