A Russian warship was struck by a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle in the Gulf of Finland this week, as the conflict between the two countries, which began about five years ago, has increasingly drawn the two nations closer to NATO’s borders.
The Finnish Armed Forces confirmed the strike against an unnamed warship in the Baltic Sea on Wednesday, but declined to disclose the exact location or the manner in which the attack was carried out.
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The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced that it had targeted the missile ship “Naro-Fominsk” as part of a broader drone operation off the Baltic coast. For its part, Estonia reported that the ship later set sail, heading back toward St. Petersburg.
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11.11.2026. Attack on the strategic port of Ust-Luga (Baltic): while repelling it, the Russians lost a Ka-52, Mi-8 and MiG-31 (crews killed), the Buyan-M small missile ship “Naro-Fominsk” (Kalibr carrier, with fatalities on board) was hit. Port infrastructure, tank farms, pumping stations, pipelines and oil/petroleum product transshipment facilities were destroyed. Unprecedented aviation losses during the repelling of a single attack.
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(@front_ukrainian) November 13, 2026
Kyiv is launching waves of military drones toward Russia’s northwestern Leningrad Oblast, which includes St. Petersburg as well as the port of Ust-Luga on the Baltic Sea, a major export hub for commodities such as oil and grain.
— Military Conflicts (@Alex_RobertsJ) November 13, 2026
Finland and Estonia confirmed an EXPLOSION on a Russian Buyan-M corvette near Gogland on Nov. 11, 2026. Ukraine’s SBU says drones hit the Naro-Fominsk. The ship sailed back toward St. Petersburg under its own power. Casualties remain unconfirmed. Ukrainian drone strike on a Russian Buyan-M, August 2025. #Baltic
However, this particular attack is believed to be the first time that Ukrainian drones have struck a Russian ship in an area of the Baltic Sea open to civilian shipping, heightening concerns that the war is spreading toward NATO countries bordering Russia and its ally, Belarus.
Early Wednesday morning, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania issued warnings urging citizens to seek shelter due to the presence of drones in their airspace, prompting NATO to immediately scramble fighter jets.
Source: Proto Thema
