Finland detects strike on Russian warship in Baltic Sea

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Finland's military reported detecting a strike on a Russian warship in the Baltic Sea on Wednesday, while stating the regional security situation remains stable. The Finnish Defence Forces monitored the incident in the Gulf of Finland but provided no details on casualties, cause, or detection methods. Estonian media said the small Russian navy vessel later returned to St Petersburg. The event follows Ukrainian drone waves toward Russia's Leningrad region, with some straying into NATO airspace. Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania issued shelter warnings Wednesday, prompting NATO to scramble warplanes.


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