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Two Kalibr-armed corvettes, Sovetsk and Odintsovo, deployed to Lake Ladoga.

In September 2023, the Karakurt-class corvette Sovetsk and the Buyan-M-class corvette Odintsovo were observed on Lake Ladoga on what Russia called “experimental combat duty”, according to an analysis by the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP). The ships moored at Lakhdenpokhya, a naval base abandoned in 2004, on the north-western shore of the lake about 40 km from Finland. Both classes carry eight-cell launchers for Kalibr cruise missiles with ranges of up to 2,500 km. SWP assessed that Lake Ladoga, enclosed by Russian territory, offers a protected launch area against NATO’s north-eastern members after Finland’s accession.

Occurrence
2023-09-08
Publication
2023-09-08
First observed
2026-10-18T10:30:14.759Z
Review status
Not assessed
Countries
FI
Updated
2026-10-18T10:30:14.759Z

Attribution

Official

Facts

No facts

Sources

  1. Role
    discovery_lead
    Date
    2023-09-07T22:38:39Z

    In September 2023, the Karakurt-class corvette Sovetsk and the Buyan-M-class corvette Odintsovo were observed on Lake Ladoga on what Russia called “experimental combat duty”, according to an analysis by the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP). The ships moored at Lakhdenpokhya, a naval base abandoned in 2004, on the north-western shore of the lake about 40 km from Finland. Both classes carry eight-cell launchers for Kalibr cruise missiles with ranges of up to 2,500 km. SWP assessed that Lake Ladoga, enclosed by Russian territory, offers a protected launch area against NATO’s north-eastern members after Finland’s accession.