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Finland reports strike on Russian warship in Gulf of Finland

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Finland’s armed forces said they detected a strike on a Russian warship and continued monitoring developments. A military spokesperson said there was no immediate military threat to Finland.

Finland’s armed forces said on November 12 that they had detected a strike on a Russian warship in the Gulf of Finland the previous day, UNIAN reported, citing Reuters.

The military said it continued monitoring developments after the strike. It declined to disclose the incident’s precise location and time or explain how it had been detected.

A military spokesperson said the regional security situation remained stable and Finland faced no immediate military threat. UNIAN reported that the cause of the strike and whether anyone had been injured were unknown.

The Finnish military statement quoted by UNIAN did not name the vessel or identify who carried out the strike.

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