Two undersea cables connecting Finland and Germany, and Sweden and Lithuania were severed last week, raising concerns of sabotage and potential hybrid warfare, as tensions rise in the West due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Two undersea cables in the Baltic Sea were severed last week, one connecting Finland and Germany , and the other linking Sweden and Lithuania . The cutting of the cables has prompted warnings of sabotage and potential hybrid warfare in the West amid the ongoing war in Ukraine . Subsea cables are the backbone of the global internet, carrying 99% of the world's intercontinental data traffic.
One of the severed cables is C-Lion1, owned by Cinia, and the other is BCS East West Interlink, owned by Arelion. Repairs are expected to be completed within the next few days, weather permitting
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