The captain and first officer of the Russian ship that damaged underwater cables have received prison sentences in Finland.

A Helsinki District Court sentenced a ship captain and a crew member for damaging undersea cables connecting Finland and Estonia. The captain received 3 years and 6 months, while the first officer was sentenced to 2 years and 10 months. They were also ordered to pay approximately €1.9 million in damages. The incident involved dragging the ship's anchor across the seabed, damaging two cables and attempting to damage eight others. The defendants denied the charges, claiming Finland lacked jurisdiction as the cables were in Estonia's exclusive economic zone. Tensions in the Baltic Sea have increased since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with experts viewing these incidents as potential hybrid actions by Russia.