# Finnish court sentences Russian captain to 3.5 years for deliberately damaging Gulf of Finland cables

https://mins.news/en/item/131210

- Meduza, 2026-11-05 18:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/11/05/finnish-court-sentences-russian-captain-to-3-5-years-for-deliberately-damaging-gulf-of-finland-cables

> A Helsinki court sentenced Fitburg captain Andrei Maksimenko, a Russian citizen, to three years and six months in prison, and boatswain Vusal Medzhidov, an Azerbaijani citizen, to two years and 10 months. The court found that they deliberately damaged cables between Finland and Estonia and ordered both to pay repair costs.

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