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War in Ukraine: Russian warship struck for the first time in the Baltic Sea

The attack, unprecedented since the start of the war in Ukraine, targeted Naro-Fominsk on the night of November 10 to 11.

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The Russian warship Naro-Fominsk was attacked in the Gulf of Finland on the night of November 10-11, a first since the start of the war in Ukraine.
The Ukrainian SBU claims responsibility for the attack and says it launched drones against infrastructure in Ust-Luga, near Saint Petersburg.
The Finnish army confirms a strike against a Russian ship but refuses to specify the place, time or mode of operation.

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Why It Matters

The attack on Naro-Fominsk is described as unprecedented since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. The Ukrainian SBU claims responsibility for the operation and indicates that it launched numerous drones against port, oil and transport infrastructure in Ust-Luga, east of Saint Petersburg. The Finnish military confirms a strike against a Russian warship but maintains a vigilant posture without identifying an immediate threat to Finland's territorial integrity.

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A Russian naval vessel, the Naro-Fominsk, was targeted during the night of November 10 to 11 in the Gulf of Finland. This attack in the Baltic Sea, unprecedented since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, was claimed by the Ukrainian Internal Security Service (SBU). “The Finnish defense forces have detected a strike against a Russian warship and are maintaining a posture of vigilance although no immediate threat against our territorial integrity has been identified,” confirms a military source in Helsinki, who however refuses to confirm the location, the exact time, the mode of operation used by kyiv as well as the means of surveillance they used.

SBU officials are a little more talkative. In a message broadcast on Telegram messaging, they indicate that they launched numerous drones that night against port, oil and transport infrastructures located in Ust-Luga, east of Saint Petersburg...

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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

Russia will react militarily or diplomatically to the attack on Naro-Fominsk.
Likely · Within days
Finland will maintain or strengthen its posture of vigilance in the Baltic Sea.
Very likely · Within days

Open Questions

What is the current condition of the Naro-Fominsk ship after the attack?
What damage was caused to the infrastructure of Ust-Luga?
What means of surveillance were used by Finnish forces?
What will Russia's response be to this attack in the Gulf of Finland?