Similar Russian sonars were found already in 2021 in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Lithuania and in the Atlantic Ocean in the southern waters of Great Britain and Ireland.
In Lithuania, a Russian sonar was discovered off the coast. Its purpose is to collect intelligence information. The press service of the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense reported this on Tuesday, February 6.
It is indicated that a Russian sonar was found on the Curonian Spit.
“Navy experts have identified the device as a Russian-type hydroacoustic sonar, which is used to collect intelligence, detect and position submarines. Using hydroacoustic sensors, such a hydroacoustic device records the movement and passage of large objects under the sea (submarine) located near it, ” they specified. to the Ministry of Defense.
At the time of discovery, the sonar was no longer operational.
The department recalled that similar Russian hydroacoustic sonars were discovered already in 2021 in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Lithuania and in the Atlantic Ocean off the southern coast of Great Britain and Ireland.
The State Border Guard Service of Lithuania (SOGGL) reported on Tuesday, January 23, that in the country’s Ignalina region, three armed Belarusian border guards entered Lithuanian territory at a distance of up to 2.5 meters.
Lithuania and Poland will hold joint military exercises along the Suwal Isthmus, or corridor, whose location makes it extremely vulnerable to a theoretical Russian attack on NATO’s eastern flank.
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