# Finnish court sentences Russian captain of Fitburg to 3.5 years

https://mins.news/en/item/130486

- TASS, 2026-11-05 10:57 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2213215

> Helsinki District Court sentenced the Russian captain of the Fitburg to three and a half years in prison and the boatswain to two years and ten months in a case over alleged damage to undersea cables in the Gulf of Finland. The ruling is not final; both men were also ordered to compensate costs for cable and pipeline repairs and inspections.

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