The police of the Nordland province of Norway detained two Russian citizens for illegally photographing in military facilities. However, the detainees did not consider themselves guilty, SIA reports, citing Russian media.
While the police declined to give any further information, they did confirm that the arrests took place “at a location in Nordland,” a county in northern Norway that is home to several military installations, petroleum- and industrial production sites, and is also home to some of the country’s largest hydroelectric power plants.
Considerable amounts of camera gear and a large number of photos were recovered.
On Friday, a district court remanded the suspects in custody while the investigation continues.
According to a police statement, the suspects drove to Norway from Finland. During interrogation, the Russians said that they were tourists.
According to the TV company, this is not the first incident involving Russians, as seven Russian citizens with drones were detained in northern Norway in the past two weeks. But four of them were released after several days of imprisonment.
After the start of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, the Norwegian authorities banned the use of drones by Russian citizens on its territory.
The Russian Embassy in Oslo on Friday issued a warning to Russian tourists visiting Norway not to bring expensive photo and video equipment with them, as well as to avoid taking photos of potentially sensitive sites in the country.
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