Russian warship hit by Ukrainian drone in Gulf of Finland
Ukrainian forces reportedly struck a Russian warship in the Gulf of Finland using drones. The incident has raised concerns regarding the safety of civilian maritime traffic and critical subsea infrastructure in the region.
Why it matters
This marks a potential escalation in the conflict, moving military engagements into sensitive Baltic waters used for international trade and data transmission.
Image source, Russian military Image caption, The Naro-Fominsk is believed to have headed back to port in St Petersburg after the attack
Finnish officials have confirmed that a Russian warship was attacked in the Gulf of Finland on Wednesday, although little is known about the strike.
Ukraine's SBU security service said it targeted the ship Naro-Fominsk as part of a broader drone operation against Russia's Ust-Luga oil export depot on the Baltic coast.
The attack, thought to be the first time Ukrainian drones have attacked a Russian ship in an area of the Baltic Sea open to civilian maritime traffic, has raised questions about whether Ukraine could expand its strikes.
Helsinki has been one of Kyiv's closest European allies, and Finnish officials have described the incident as a direct result of Russia's continued full-scale war.
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