The Finnish Defence Forces have announced that an attack on a Russian warship was detected near Suursaari Island in the Gulf of Finland. Following the announcement, certain sea and air spaces in the region were temporarily closed as a precautionary measure.
According to the Finnish broadcaster Yle, the Defence Forces stated in a written announcement that the incident does not pose a direct threat to Finland. Nevertheless, preventive security measures have been implemented in the sea and air spaces in the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland.
The activity in the region coincides with developments around the Ust-Luga Port in the Leningrad region, one of Russia's critical points opening to the Baltic Sea.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) had previously reported that the Ust-Luga Port and a Russian "Buyan-M" class small missile ship had been targeted. Finnish authorities, in their own statements, emphasized that there is no direct threat to the country.
News Source: 12punto
