Another Russian arrested with a drone
The Norway On Saturday, it announced that it had arrested a Russian citizen carrying a drone after he was seen taking pictures of an airport in its far north, the second such case this week.
Authorities said the 51-year-old, who was also in possession of a camera and whose name has not been released, was arrested on Friday on suspicion of flying a drone over the Scandinavian country, which he admitted.
Police in the northern city of Tromsø said in a statement that they had “confiscated a large amount of photographic equipment, including a drone and a cache of memory cards.”
The material seized included photos of an airport in Kirkenes, in the far north, not far from the border with RussiaThe Bell Helicopters of the Norwegian Army.
Norway has been on high alert since a mysterious drone was spotted near offshore oil and gas platforms.
InvadeUkraine Having led to a significant decrease in Russian energy shipments, this kingdom has overtaken Russia as the main supplier of natural gas to Western Europe.
Norway bans Russians from flying over its territory
In the wake of leaks reported last month on the two Nord Stream gas pipelines connecting Russian territory to Germany across the Baltic Sea, which is widely believed to be a result of sabotage, and the discovery of drones, Norway has beefed up security around its energy facilities.
Like many other Western countries, Russia has been banned from flying over its territory due to the military offensive in Ukraine. Failure to comply with this prohibition is punishable by imprisonment for three years.
The Norwegian police announced, on Friday, that they had arrested another Russian, on Tuesday, across the border in the Far North, and in possession of two drones and a series of photos and videos.
This 50-year-old man, Vitaly Rostanov, who was returning home by car, was arrested at the Storskog border point, the only crossing point between Norway and Russia.
He admitted flying drones “all over the country” but denied any wrongdoing. He was detained on Friday for two weeks. He had two Russian passports and an Israeli passport.
Present in Norway since August, it has hidden four terabytes of partially encrypted photos and videos.
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