Veytics Intelligence
2026-11-13 · Aljazeera

Why is Ukraine attacking Russian warships in the Baltic Sea amid talks?

Finland’s military says it detected “a strike” on a Russian warship in the Gulf of Finland on Wednesday, as Ukraine sent waves of drones towards Russia’s northwestern Leningrad region. The strike came as Russian and Ukrainian delegations met in Abu Dhabi for their first United States-brokered talks since February. It was a rare strike on a Russian navy vessel in the Baltic Sea . So why is Ukraine taking the war to the Baltic, and why now? Here’s what we know: “The Finnish Defence Forces detected… a strike on a Russian warship in the Gulf of Finland area and has monitored the development of the situation,” a military spokesperson told the Reuters news agency in an emailed statement.

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