NATO said on Friday it would boost its presence in the Baltic Sea after the suspected sabotage this week of an undersea power cable and four internet lines, while alliance member Estonia launched a naval operation to guard a parallel electricity link.

NATO will bolster its military presence in the Baltic Sea after the suspected sabotage of an undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia this week, the Western military alliance's chief Mark Rutte said on Friday.

NATO is calling for a probe into the downing of an Azerbaijan commercial aircraft as suspicions mount that a Russian air defense system was responsible for the crash.

Baltic Sea has been scene of several high-profile infrastructure incidents since onset of Russia's war on Ukraine in February 2022, which heightened tensions in region - Anadolu Ajansı

Separately, Estonia began patrols to protect an undersea cable supplying electricity from Finland following the damage caused on Christmas Day.

General Mark Rutte said Friday that NATO will "enhance its military presence in the Baltic Sea". Estonia's navy has begun patrolling an undersea cable supplying energy from Finland

The patrol boat Raju's main task will be to protect the Estlink 1 power cable Nato has said it will enhance its military presence in the Baltic Sea, and Estonia has sent a patrol ship to protect its Estlink1 undersea power cable,

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has said that the Alliance will increase its presence in the Baltic Sea following an incident involving damage to electric cables. Source: Rutte after a conversation with Finnish President Alexander Stubb,