Russia is intensifying secretive operations throughout Europe, including railway sabotage, drone incidents, and cyber attacks, creating new challenges for NATO alliance members. Polish authorities report that Moscow is using expendable operatives to spread fear and undermine European support for Ukraine.
European security officials are raising alarms about Moscow’s increasing use of unconventional warfare tactics targeting NATO member countries, with Poland at the center of growing concerns about covert Russian operations.
The Kremlin has been escalating secretive attacks throughout the continent, employing tactics that include destroying critical infrastructure like railways, deploying unmanned aircraft, and launching digital warfare campaigns against European targets.
These shadow operations represent a significant test for the NATO alliance as member nations grapple with how to respond to attacks that fall below the threshold of traditional military conflict.
According to Polish security experts, Russia is deploying what they describe as “disposable agents” – operatives designed to carry out destabilizing missions with the goal of creating widespread anxiety among European populations and eroding public backing for Ukraine’s defense against Russian invasion.
The strategy appears designed to weaken Western resolve without triggering the kind of direct military response that would come from conventional attacks on NATO territory.
Intelligence officials across Europe are working to counter these hybrid threats, which blend traditional espionage with modern cyber capabilities and infrastructure sabotage to maximum destabilizing effect.
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