Maintenance in progress

two undersea cables in the baltic sea near liepāja, latvia were damaged within days of each other, with criminal investigations opened in latvia and finland. the incidents follow a pattern of subsea cable attacks in the baltic that have accelerated since 2024, attributed in prior cycles to russian shadow fleet or state-adjacent actors. the clustering and location are consistent with deliberate targeting of european communications and data infrastructure rather than accidental damage.

latvian and finnish law enforcement, european security reporting