German-Finland Underwater Telecommunication Cable Unfunctioned Due To Mysterious Damage, Sabotaged By Russia?

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JAKARTA - The unknown damage to the underwater telecommunications cable connecting Finland and Germany has disrupted communication services.

The C-Lion1 cable connecting Helsinki to Rostock in Germany was built and operated by Cinia, a state-controlled Finnish company.

Covering a distance of nearly 1,200 kilometers (730 miles), this cable is the only direct connection between Finland and central Europe and runs side by side with other important infrastructures, including gas pipelines and power lines.

It is not clear what caused the damage, Cini said it was still investigating the matter.

As reported by CNN, Monday, November 18, the damage came just weeks after the United States warned it had detected increased Russian military activity around the main underwater cables.

Two US officials told CNN in September the US believed Russia was now more likely to carry out sabotage operations against the critical infrastructure.

The warning comes after a joint investigation by Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and Finnish public broadcasting agencies, which reported in April Russia allegedly had a fleet of spy ships operating in Nordic waters as part of a potential underwater and wind cable sabotage program. A farm in the region.