Finland detects strike on Russian warship as Zelenskyy meets US envoys

Finland’s military says its forces have detected a rare strike on a Russian navy vessel in the Baltic Sea as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy praised mediation efforts led by US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff. The statement did not provide further details on where the strike originated, the location or timing of the incident, or how it was detected. Estonia shares a narrow arm of the Baltic Sea with Finland.

Local media reported that the vessel was a small Russian navy ship which had returned to Saint Petersburg after the alleged attack. Ukraine’s Security Service has said it carried out the attack, according to Finnish broadcaster Yle. In recent days, Russia said it had intercepted at least 146 Ukrainian drones in the northwestern Leningrad region.

On Wednesday, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania had issued warnings to citizens to take shelter due to drones in their airspace, and NATO warplanes were scrambled in response.