# NATO allies disrupt Russian exercise involving secret weapon targeting subsea cables, Reuters reports

https://mins.news/en/item/53240

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-10 14:58 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/nato-allies-foiled-russian-exercise-involving-secret-weapon-targeting-subsea-cables-reuters-reports/

> NATO allies tracked and confronted Russian vessels near Norway’s Svalbard archipelago during a covert naval exercise involving technology designed to disable critical subsea cables without detection, Reuters reported. The operation forced the vessels to leave before completing the drill, and no cables were damaged.

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