Ukraine may strike Russian ships again in Gulf of Finland

Ukraine may carry out further attacks on Russian naval vessels in the Gulf of Finland if it identifies targets it can hit effectively, Black Bird Group war analyst Emil Kastehelmi told Yle’s morning programme, Yle reported.

Ukraine said it struck a Russian missile ship with a drone near Suursaari, an island in the Gulf of Finland, during the night into Wednesday. Suursaari lies about 40 kilometres from Kotka.

Kastehelmi said the strikes could become a recurring feature of the war’s impact in the Baltic Sea, bringing the conflict close to Finland.

Busy drone traffic over the Gulf of Finland preceded the attack. One drone is suspected of having violated Finnish airspace early Wednesday.