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Finland says it detects strike on Russian warship in Baltic Sea
Defense News • • world
Key Points:
- Finland's military reported detecting a strike on a Russian warship in the Gulf of Finland on Wednesday, though the security situation remains stable and no casualties or cause have been confirmed.
- The Russian vessel, described by Estonian media as a small navy ship, reportedly returned to St. Petersburg after the incident.
- Finland emphasized it faces no immediate military threat and declined to provide additional details about the strike's timing, location, or detection method.
- The incident occurs amid ongoing Ukrainian drone attacks targeting Russia’s Leningrad region, including St. Petersburg and the Baltic port of Ust-Luga.
- Neighboring Baltic states and NATO have raised alerts and scrambled warplanes due to drones entering their airspace, raising concerns about the conflict potentially spilling into NATO territories.
