Verteidigung: Marineinspekteur warnt: Russland „aggressiv auf See“
Die deutsche Marine hat ihr Lagebild in der Ostsee nach eigenen Angaben deutlich verbessert: Auffälligkeiten werden nun viel schneller erkannt. Der Blick gilt Russland und russischen Aktivitäten.
Marineinspekteur Jan Christian Kaack has warned that Russia is "aggressively at sea" with constant threats primarily in the Baltic Sea. The Russian Navy is accused of spying on bases and units, using intimidation and sabotage tactics, conducting drone reconnaissance, and employing a shadow fleet in the Baltic. Vice Admiral Kaack emphasized that Russia now protects the ships of this shadow fleet with weapons, either through naval vessels or armed teams aboard.
However, he noted that this additional burden on the Russian Navy reduces its effectiveness due to limited resources. The shadow fleet is believed to transport tankers and freight vessels that Russia uses to avoid sanctions on oil exports, often circumventing Western price caps by using non-Russian flags, turning off automatic ship identification systems, and rerouting cargoes to other tankers at sea.
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