Sweden: 4 Russian submarines were in the territorial waters and not one

Swedish newspapers published news which claimed that four Russian submarines were in Swedish territorial waters in October / October last, not one submarine as it was then published.

Swedish Armed Forces and then spent a lot of time and money on an unsuccessful operation in the search for what is called a Russian submarine passed the Stockholm archipelago.

Swedish newspaper Dagens Industri quoted an unknown source, but "credible" that the Russian submarine which passed the Stockholm archipelago were not alone, but was several submarines number varied between 3 to 4 submarines. "

The deputy commander of naval operations for the Army Swede Anders Greenstad in an interview with the same newspaper that the competent authorities doubts make them sure that more of the submarine was in place. The Greenstad said in an interview with Swedish television channel SVT that there is a case of breaching the one confirmed in addition to doubts make us talk about several submarines.


The Swedish Navy has spent more than 2.1 million euros in the process is the largest after the end of the Cold War to research what has been regarded as a submarine of the foreign state and then declared that they belong to Russia. It was used in the search helicopters and minesweepers with the participation of more than 200 Swedish soldiers and stealth ship armed with missiles and bombs against ships, underwater.

The military announced the Swedes at the time that the search is completed, a small submarine of a foreign state penetrated Swedish territorial waters, without which the state is determined follow her.

The Russian Defense Ministry has announced that it could not be any presence of a submarine is not affiliated small and dwarf type of submarines in Swedish territorial waters.