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.