Overview
- Ukrainian forces, which launched mass drone attacks Wednesday, damaged a Project 23550 patrol icebreaker at the Vyborg Shipyard, Ukraine's General Staff said.
- The ship was identified as Purga, an Arctic patrol icebreaker for the FSB Border Guard that was reportedly still under construction at the pier.
- Photos shared on Telegram and cited by multiple outlets show the vessel listing and touching the research ship Vice-Admiral Burilichev, indicating visible damage.
- Russia's Defense Ministry said air defenses shot down 389 Ukrainian drones over 13 regions and occupied Crimea during the same night of strikes.
- Analysts say the hit could delay delivery of the armed ice-capable ship and note it is the first reported successful strike on a Russian military vessel in the Baltic Sea.