RU has apparently moved numerous warships from St Petersburg to Kaliningrad in recent weeks. This new deployment is thus significantly closer to NATO countries in the #BalticSea. Citing the Swedish Navy, a report says the redeployment is linked to repeated Ukrainian drone attacks on the StPbg area.

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Thanks for your and @guyyeomans.bsky.social posts. I just noticed the icebreaker reshuffle and quickly dug up what's going on. The Finnish fleet is important (actually very critical part of our national logistics infrastructure), and this move makes good sense. Hope some ⛴️ stay in Helsinki, though.

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Agree, they have been a traditional part of the cityscape. I guess at least some retired ships stay while part of the active #Arctia fleet are relocated to Kemi and Pori. Also, the press release says Helsinki will remain a home port for some icebreakers, so not all are gone. lvm.fi/en/-/two-new...

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Here's a media release from 2019 when the Fennica and Nordica were previously transferred from Rauma. Hamina–Kotka is a very busy shipping port close to the Russian border, so now it makes good sense to move the icebreakers in 2026–2027 for better safety. www.haminakotka.com/current-issu...

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Finland: "In February, he said that keeping the icebreakers together in Helsinki meant the entire group was, in principle, “behind one Iskander missile”". New home ports for icebreakers announced: glad I got to see them together at Laivastokatu... www.dailynorthern.com/35189/finlan...

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