NATO allies report disrupting Russian undersea operation near Svalbard
NATO allies disrupted a covert Russian undersea operation near Norway's Svalbard archipelago earlier this year, according to Western officials. British, Norwegian, and U.S. forces reportedly tracked and confronted Russian deep-sea warfare units operating submarines and submersibles to rehearse targeting seabed cables. Russia has not commented on the allegations, and full details of the confrontation remain unconfirmed.
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Global Event Monitor. NATO allies report disrupting Russian undersea operation near Svalbard. 2026-09-11T01:03:12.214Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:1858. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-10/report-nato-confronted-russian-submarines-testing-secret-weapon-aimed-at-ba07bbd6
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