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Swedish Police Investigate Water Supply Sabotage on Strategic Gotland Island

The deliberate disruption of a key pumping system raises concerns about infrastructure security in the Baltic Sea region.

  • Swedish authorities are investigating suspected sabotage of a water pump system on Gotland, Sweden's largest island in the Baltic Sea.
  • Technicians discovered intentional damage to power cables that supply the island's raw water pumps, which could have left the entire island without water.
  • The incident follows a series of infrastructure disruptions in the Baltic Sea region, including damage to undersea telecom cables near Gotland in recent months.
  • Officials have not identified suspects, but the incidents have heightened concerns about potential Russian hybrid warfare targeting critical infrastructure.
  • Gotland holds strategic importance in the Baltic Sea, with analysts warning that control of the island could significantly impact NATO's regional security.
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