Ukrainian Drone Hits Russian Warship in Gulf of Finland as Ust-Luga Raid Burns Through 06:00
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Nov 12
Ukrainian Drone Hits Russian Warship in Gulf of Finland as Ust-Luga Raid Burns Through 06:00
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Nov 12
Summary
Finnish and Estonian officials confirmed a Ukrainian strike hit the Russian corvette Naro-Fominsk at about 05:30, with smoke seen from the ship before it turned back toward St Petersburg.
Ukraine’s SBU said the hit was part of a wider overnight drone operation against Russia’s Ust-Luga oil export terminal, where several storage tanks were believed struck and fires were visible from Estonia.
The attack appears to be the first Ukrainian drone strike on a Russian warship in a Baltic Sea area open to civilian traffic, though officials said the Gulf of Finland remained stable and safe for shipping.
Defence officials noted the narrow waterway also carries oil tankers and subsea data cables, while NATO aircraft were airborne but did not engage drones during the midnight-to-06:00 raid.
Damage and casualties on the Buyan-M class ship remain unclear, and analysts said the strike opens a new Baltic front for Ukraine without yet amounting to a major escalation.