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\n\t\tExperts worry the close call is a dress rehearsal for a larger attack (Picture: ICEYE)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tExperts worry the close call is a dress rehearsal for a larger attack (Picture: ICEYE)<\/p>\n
A Russian military satellite came dangerously close to a Finnish satellite providing intel to Western governments, a military specialist has warned.<\/p>\n
U.S. Under Secretary of State Thomas DiNanno said that last month, one of Russia\u2019s military satellites, Cosmos 2612, was conducting worrying movements.<\/p>\n
\u2018It was intentionally manoeuvring dangerously close to a commercial satellite,\u2019 he noted.<\/p>\n
During the incident, the Russian satellite came shockingly close to Finnish satellite X36, operated by ICEYE. <\/p>\n
Experts worry the close call is a dress rehearsal for a larger attack.<\/p>\n
Greg Gillinger, a space analyst connected to the US<\/a> Space Force, told Reuters: \u2018This is the most aggressive posture I\u2019ve seen\u00a0Russia<\/a>\u00a0take in terms of threatening satellites from another nation.\u2019<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tSign up for all of the latest stories\t\t\t<\/p>\n Start your day informed with Metro’s News Updates<\/a> newsletter or get Breaking News<\/a> alerts the moment it happens. <\/p>\n \t\t Russia has been increasing aggressive tactics against Western countries it views as a \u2018threat\u2019.<\/p>\n Metro\u00a0ventured to the country\u2019s Russian border last summer<\/a>\u00a0after the Finnish\u00a0government<\/a>\u00a0closed the eastern side of it following attempts by Russia to send an\u00a0influx of \u2018refugees\u2019 into the country<\/a>.<\/p>\n Joel Linnainm\u00e4ki, a research fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, told us\u00a0at the time that there had been little to report since the border closed \u2013 but added that the Finnish government is still wary of Russian movement nearby.\u00a0<\/p>\n Finland<\/a> has erected a 10-foot fence, topped with barbed wire, to line a large portion of its border with Russia and stop illegal crossings.<\/p>\n Satellite images in the past two years have shown a significant increase in barracks, aircraft and other infrastructure at four locations near the frontier, which would be a major staging ground for a potential Russian attack on Nato<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Slowly, Russia is re-establishing the Leningrad military district for defensive capabilities \u2013 likely in hopes of using it for an offensive if it has the ability to do so in the future.<\/p>\n Russia has been beefing up its military presence after\u00a0Sweden<\/a>\u00a0and Finland joined NATO years ago in response to Russian threats made following its invasion of\u00a0Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n Finland\u2019s membership extended Nato\u2019s border with Russia by more than 800 miles. Finland has also moved to strengthen its defences, and is currently setting up a new Nato forward command centre in Lapland.<\/p>\n Finland warned that Russia has already been attacking it with \u2018hybrid war\u2019 tactics such as massive cyberattacks and \u2018weaponised\u2019 mass migration.<\/p>\n The Finnish government previously closed the eastern border, after accusing the Kremlin of helping around 1,300 people from Syria<\/a>, Iraq and Yemen cross over it in 2023.<\/p>\n Russia has denied the allegations, while Putin has dismissed claims he could attack Finland as \u2018total nonsense\u2019.<\/p>\n Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n For more stories like this, check our news page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow Arrow![\"MOSCOW,](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/SEI_318662641-9f93.jpg\")
\n\t\tRussia has continued to increase threats (Picture: Getty)<\/p>\n
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