10 Russian submarines trying to sneak unseen out of the Norwegian sea and the Barents sea.
It informs the Norwegian intelligence service, according to the NRK, and at the same time says that it is not an exercise but an operation intended to display the military strength.
Ubådsoperationen, which is the largest, as the russians have settled since The Cold War, according to the Norwegian intelligence service for the purpose of showing that the russians are in a position to defend their own bases in the area, and that they can threaten the u.s. east coast.
the Operation was allegedly started in the previous week and includes almost the whole of the Russian navy's northern fleet, including eight nuclear-powered submarines.
the Entire exiting from the Nordflådens bases in the Murmansk region is carried out in submerged condition.
- Russia wants to say that 'this is our sea.' 'We are able to reach the UNITED states.' This is what they want to tell us. They will test the West's ability to detect and handle situations such as this, informs the secret service, according to NRK.
They say at the same time, that they have 'reasonable good track of' where the submarines are at the moment.
The Norwegian minister of defence, Frank Bakke-Jensen, says to NRK that the Russian operation does not come as a surprise.
- It follows a trend that we have seen an increased Russian activity. We see a Russia, which has modernized its military forces, and increasingly are practicing and operating in the vicinity of Norway, he says.
He says at the same time, the increased Russian military presence are among the reasons that you are currently working on a significant strengthening of the Norwegian defence.
