Russian warship hit by Ukrainian drone in Gulf of Finland
Finnish officials have confirmed that a Russian warship was attacked in the Gulf of Finland on Wednesday, in an incident that has drawn attention to security in one of the Baltic Sea's busiest maritime corridors. Ukraine's SBU security service said it targeted the vessel Naro-Fominsk as part of a broader drone operation against Russia's Ust-Luga oil export depot on the Baltic coast. The strike is believed to be the first time Ukrainian drones have hit a Russian ship in an area of the Baltic Sea open to civilian maritime traffic.Little has been officially disclosed about the damage, but the ship... [Continue Reading]
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Russia says 146 drones intercepted over Leningrad region as fire reported near Ust-Luga
Russia said it intercepted 146 drones over its Leningrad region in what it described as an ongoing attack on the area northwest of Moscow. Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said on Telegram that the counter-action was continuing, according to state media. The reported drone wave comes as US-mediated talks between Russia and Ukraine continue in Abu Dhabi.The latest claims point to damage in at least two parts of the region. Drozdenko said a drone attack caused a fire in the port area of Ust-Luga on the Baltic Sea, while earlier reporting said a Ukrainian drone struck Russia's second-largest oil refinery in Kirishi,... [Continue Reading]
