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Ukrainian Forces Strike Russian Icebreaker in Historic Baltic Attack

3/26/2026

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Ukrainian forces struck Russian icebreaker Pruga in Vyborg on March 25, marking the Baltic Sea's first known attack on a Russian military ship.
The icebreaker Pruga, operated by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), was docked when hit.
Photos on Telegram show the vessel capsized.
The attack occurred amid a Ukrainian drone assault, with Russia reporting 389 drones shot down and damage to a residential building and gas terminal in Ust-Luga.

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Ukrainian forces struck Russian icebreaker Pruga in Vyborg on March 25, marking the Baltic Sea's first known attack on a Russian military ship.
The icebreaker Pruga, operated by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), was docked when hit.
Photos on Telegram show the vessel capsized.
The attack occurred amid a Ukrainian drone assault, with Russia reporting 389 drones shot down and damage to a residential building and gas terminal in Ust-Luga.