Public broadcasters of several Nordic countries have claimed Russia has established a state-run programme using spy ships disguised as fishing vessels in the North Sea. An investigation led by the media organisations say the ships are capable of attacking wind farms and communication cables. A clip shared by the Danish broadcaster DR shows a reporter approaching the Admiral Vladimirsky, registered as an expeditionary oceanographic ship, confronted by a man onboard clad in a balaclava and appearing to wield an assault rifle. The first in a series of reports by DR along with broadcasters NRK in Norway, SVT in Sweden and Yle in Finland is due to be aired on Wednesday evening

Russian spy network operating in North Sea, investigation claims