The cause of the cable damage was uncertain. Telecom operators said on Boxing Day that the incident had not impacted consumers so far.

Two of the data links are marine cables operated by Elisa, running between Helsinki and Tallinn, Estonia. One also running from Helsinki to Tallinn is owned by the Chinese-owned CITIC Telecom.

The fourth cable is Cinia’s C-Lion1 submarine cable, which connects Helsinki to Germany. Finnish state-owned company Cinia has pinpointed the damage to its cable southeast of the Porkkala peninsula, just west of Helsinki on the Gulf of Finland.

According to the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency (Traficom), Elisa’s cables have been severed, and two other cables have sustained damage.

  • Free_Opinions@feddit.uk
    21·
    23 hours ago

    People need to understand, if you want to protect democracy and freedom, you have to be willing to kill for it.

    The police quick response unit stormed the ship wielding guns. They were willing to kill and luckily they didn’t have to. There’s absolutely zero need to execute the crew. That’s an insane thing to suggest.

    • DarkCloud@lemmy.world
      11·
      14 hours ago

      They were enlisted in espionage, it’s the ONLY way to respond if you have any respect for western freedom/democracy.

      Do you want a foriegn invasion or corruption of western democracy, freedoms, rights? No, of course not. Do you have the people responsible caught redhanded, yes. Do you want to send a message to never do this again, or that there’s swift and harsh consequences. Yes. Death is a good deterrent.