The Russian defence ministry has denied reports that one of its submarines got into trouble in the w
The Russian defence ministry has denied reports that one of its submarines got into trouble in the waters off Sweden. The Swedish military has been searching the sea since Friday, following what the military said was foreign underwater activity. It has denied looking for a submarine, and said that it was conducting an intelligence operation. However, a local newspaper said Sweden had intercepted a distress signal in Russian. Swedish Rear Admiral Anders Grenstad said the military based its judgement on “not only on current observations, but also on many previous ones from this very area… this is an area of interest to foreign powers”. Soviet submarine sightings during the Cold War caused security alerts in Sweden in the 1980s. (Source.) -- source link
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