Russian drones intrude into Germany from the Baltic Sea for the first time; tension increased

[Starmix]

According to the report, two cargo ships in the Baltic Sea linked to Russia have drawn intense scrutiny from European intelligence agencies, with the ships believed to be used to launch surveillance drones. This was reported by the Finnish publication Yle. The first vessel is the HAV Dolphin, flying the flag of Antigua and Barbuda. Suspicions arose after it left the port of Kaliningrad on April 23, called at Liepaja in Latvia, and then stopped at Kiel, Germany, on May 1, where it remained at anchor for eight days. Experts noted that the ship was moving towards Kiel at an unusually low speed and dropped anchor at an unusual point. For a normal cargo flight, such a long stopover looks very suspicious. During the same period, German media reported multiple drone sightings near the German Navy submarine base in Eckernförde. German police inspected the HAV Dolphin, and Dutch law enforcement and customs in Rotterdam later joined in. No illegal materials were found, but the crew was entirely Russian. Investigators do not rule out that it was the HAV Dolphin that became the platform for launching drones.

The report also said that the HAV Dolphin story was not the only one. Just two days after the inspections in the Netherlands, a new incident unfolded in the North Sea. The German patrol vessel Potsdam was monitoring the Russian cargo ship Lauga near the island of Borkum when seven drones appeared over the sea. According to Der Spiegel, the drones followed the Russian vessel, then began circling above the patrol ship itself, and later disappeared. The picture looked unusual: Lauga was in front, followed by a German patrol, and drones were flying over the sea for more than three hours. The Potsdam crew was unable to establish the model of the drones or prove that they were launched from a Russian vessel. On May 28, Lauga arrived at the Belgian port of Zeebrugge, where it was inspected again at the request of German authorities. The inspection did not reveal any suspicious materials, and the interrogation of eleven crew members - all of whom turned out to be Russian citizens - also did not yield any new information. Nevertheless, the incidents involving the HAV Dolphin and Lauga have raised alarm among European intelligence agencies. Despite the lack of direct evidence, the coincidence of strange routes, long stays, and drone activity reinforces suspicions that the Russian vessels may be used as covert platforms for unmanned reconnaissance in the waters.

 

[magnus2022]

I pray that German government should apply restraint and avoid exchange fires with Russia! It will bring Europe to its knees! Russia should try to avoid entering other people's boundaries without due permission!