Finland Has Confirmed That Ukraine Struck A Russian Missile Ship 40 Km Off Its Coast

12.11.2026, 20:48

The ship was in the Gulf of Finland, not far from Gogland Island.

The Finnish Defense Forces confirmed that on November 11, Ukraine attacked the Russian small missile ship “Naro-Fominsk” in the Gulf of Finland near Gogland Island. The island is located approximately 40 km from the Finnish city of Kotka.

This was reported on Thursday, November 12, by the Finnish public broadcaster Yle.

According to the publication, the Finnish armed forces confirmed the strike in response to an inquiry but did not specify where, when, or how it was detected. They do not see a direct military threat to the country in this incident. Two high-ranking officials also told Yle that Finland had detected the attack.

Estonian Defense Minister Martin Herem spoke to the Estonian broadcaster ERR about the explosion on a ship of the Russian Baltic Fleet. According to him, after the strike, the ship headed toward St. Petersburg. The extent of the damage and possible casualties among the crew are unknown.

On the night of November 11, the SBU, together with other units of the Defense Forces, attacked the port of Ust-Luga in the Leningrad Region. According to the SBU, storage tanks containing petroleum products at the “Novatek-Ust-Luga” and Ust-Luga Oil terminals were damaged, resulting in large-scale fires. The General Staff specified that five tanks with a total capacity of 150,000 cubic meters, a hydrocracking unit, and a pier for loading petroleum products onto tankers were damaged.

As part of the same special operation, the SBU struck the small missile ship “Naro-Fominsk” of the “Buyan-M” class, launched in 2022. It is equipped with Kalibr cruise missiles and Onyx anti-ship missiles. According to analysts at Exilenova+, the attack took place near Gogland Island.

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