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# Vodafone to build Kardesa subsea cable across the Black Sea, bypassing Russia
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-10-20-vodafone-kardesa-black-sea-cable/
- Published: 2025-10-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-13T12:01:35.000Z
- Description: Vodafone Group and Vodafone Ukraine announced the Kardesa subsea cable, costing over EUR 100 million, linking Bulgaria, Turkey, Georgia and Ukraine while avoiding Russian territory, with Xtera appointed as contractor.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [Capacity Media, 20 October 2025](https://capacityglobal.com/news/vodafone-group-vodafone-ukraine-subsea-cable-black-sea/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish a signed construction contract value beyond the headline cost estimate, nor a confirmed landing date.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-13\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)