politics
April 10, 2026
Norway helping Ukraine prepare ‘terrorist attacks’ on Russian commercial vessels
Norway is assisting Ukraine with preparing “terrorist attacks” on Russian commercial vessels in the Barents and Norwegian seas, TASS has reported
TL;DR
- Norway is accused of assisting Ukraine in preparing "terrorist attacks" on Russian commercial vessels in the Barents and Norwegian seas.
- Around 50 Ukrainian drone operators are reportedly training in Norway, practicing with submerged and surface unmanned systems.
- The targets are said to be ships heading to and from Murmansk, Russia's largest Arctic port.
- Russia claims Norway's involvement directly draws NATO into a military conflict.
- This comes amid reports of UK and Norwegian forces monitoring Russian submarines in the North Atlantic.
- Norwegian intelligence previously identified Russia as a "greatest threat," a view Moscow dismissed as "fantasies."
- Ukraine has previously targeted Russian vessels in the Black Sea and Mediterranean.
- Moscow retaliates with strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure and maintains it does not target purely civilian sites.
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