Media: Russia might be preparing for military operation in Finland
Russian authorities might be preparing for a military operation on the Turku archipelago in Finland, writes Iltalehti news, citing a military expert. According to the source, there are bunkers on the archipelago where Russia could store weapons and ammunition. This territory will have strategic meaning for Moscow in the event of conflict with NATO.
The expert believes that in the event of war in the Baltic Sea, Russia would have to block shipping and aviation to prevent supplies from reaching Finland through the archipelago. At the same time, Finnish authorities would be able to use ferries like Tallink Silja or Viking Line for transporting troops.
Iltalehti’s source suspects that the property owned by Russia can be used as “small strongholds in order to prevent the movement of Finnish ships.” He was also sure that “large-scale activities of Russian intelligence are carried out” in the archipelago. He explained that the increased intelligence activity of Russia is related to its preparations to worsening relations with the EU and potential conflict.