Estonia, along with fellow Baltic states Latvia and Lithuania, is preparing finally to rid itself of one of the last vestiges of 50 years of Soviet occupation: an electricity grid controlled by Russia.

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia will flip the switch on Feb. 9, disconnecting themselves from a regional electricity grid known as BRELL, and will switch to a European Union regional network instead. The move has been years in the making — but now that the time has come, security officials are bracing for retaliation from Moscow.

After years of preparation, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia will disconnect from their Russian-controlled electricity grid this weekend, erasing one of the last traces of their Soviet past. CNN’s Clare Sebastian explains the security concerns,

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are still connected to Russia's electricity grid, but that's set to change on Saturday. On that day, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are switching off their connection to the Russian electricity grid,

The Baltic states will sever the last major energy link to Russia and become part of the EU’s electricity network on Sunday, at a time of deepening fears of further sabotage to critical cables. Estonia,

The Baltic states will, on Sunday, end the last major energy link to Russia and become part of the EU’s electricity. This comes amid deepening fears of further sabotage to critical cables in the region due to the persistent war between Russia and Ukraine.