In Finland, the Russian captain of the vessel "Pitburg" was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison in the case of damage to submarine cables in the Gulf of Finland, reports Yle. The court in Helsinki found Andrei Maksimenko guilty of committing a serious crime involving intentional harm. The sailor of the ship, citizen of Azerbaijan Vasal Majidov, received two years and 10 months in prison. According to the court, in December 2025 the ship dragged an anchor along the bottom of the Gulf of Finland for several hours at a distance of about 130 km, damaging two underwater communication cables. Seven additional cables and one gas pipe were at risk of damage.

In Finland, the Russian captain of the vessel "Pitburg" was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison in the case of damage to submarine cables in the Gulf of Finland, reports Yle. The court in Helsinki found Andrei Maksimenko guilty of committing a serious crime involving intentional harm. The sailor of the ship, citizen of Azerbaijan Vasal Majidov, received two years and 10 months in prison. According to the court, in December 2025 the ship dragged an anchor along the bottom of the Gulf of Finland for several hours at a distance of about 130 km, damaging two underwater communication cables. Seven additional cables and one gas pipe were at risk of damage.