Israel sabotaged two major Iranian gas pipelines, said a New York Times report. “It’s a major reputation blow for Iran’s intelligence and security agencies,” said an analyst. The attacks suggest covert networks operating in Iran linked to Israel, an analyst said. Israel appears to have conducted covert attacks on two major natural gas pipelines inside […]
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Sweden ends Nord Stream sabotage probe, hands evidence to Germany
By Johan Ahlander and Anna Ringstrom STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden on Wednesday dropped its investigation into the explosions in 2022 on Nord Stream pipelines carrying Russian gas to Germany, saying it lacked jurisdiction in the case but had handed evidence it had uncovered over to German investigators. The multi-billion dollar Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines […]
Ukrainian troops stop Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group in Sumy Oblast
Soldiers of the Territorial Defence Forces engaged in protecting Operational Zone Pivnich (North) have prevented an attempt by a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group (SRG) to cross the state border of Ukraine on the Sumy front, killing some of the Russian invaders. Source: Serhii Naiev, Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of […]
Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups most active in Sumy Oblast
Border guards have recorded the highest number of Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups in Sumy Oblast and the smallest number in Chernihiv Oblast. Source: Andrii Demchenko, spokesman for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine Quote: “In addition to mounting attacks, the enemy is attempting to use sabotage and reconnaissance groups. The situation is almost […]
Military intelligence names fallen officer behind August sabotage of Russian bombers
A Ukrainian reconnaissance unit, led by fallen Colonel Oleh Babii, was responsible for the destruction or disabling of three Russian Tu-22M3 bombers in August 2023, Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) revealed on Jan. 23. Last summer, the Russian Air Force suffered five bombers damaged or destroyed in a series of attacks attributed by the Ukrainian […]
Railways in western Russia hit by sabotage attacks
Railway tracks in Russia’s Saratov, Yaroslavl, and Nizhny Novgorod oblasts have been targeted in sabotage attacks, Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) reported on Jan. 17. “Unknown opponents of Putin’s regime once again burned several relay cabinets on the railway” and other parts of the track used for military logistics, the HUR said. The agency shared […]