Sabotage of undersea cables near Svalbard

Russian submarines near Svalbard rehearsed disabling the two fibre-optic cables linking the archipelago to mainland Norway. We are tracking what the alliance confirms officially and how cable protection in the Arctic changes.

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Reuters: ruské ponorky cvičili pri Svalbarde útok na káble. Spojenci im to prekazili

Ruské ponorky pri Svalbarde nacvičovali vyradenie podmorských káblov bez stôp. Spojenci im cvičenie prekazili, kábel poškodený nebol.

10.9.2026

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Norway or Britain confirmed the April disclosure officially, not through anonymous sources
Norway announced concrete measures to protect the two Svalbard cables
A Finnish court delivered its verdict in the Eagle S crew case
The alliance presented a mechanism to protect undersea infrastructure in the Arctic
Russia publicly commented on the Svalbard operation

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