Russia's naval build-up at Lake Ladoga: NATO must increase its long-range fire capabilities in the Baltic Sea region

Helge Adrians

No 37/2025, SWP Comments from Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), German Institute for International and Security Affairs

Abstract: Russia apparently aims to be capable of attacking targets in the Baltic Sea region from Lake Ladoga, which is located north of Saint Petersburg and only 40 kilometres from the Finnish border. Since 2023, Russia has been evaluating the deployment of corvettes equipped with cruise missiles there. Such warships have already carried out strikes deep into Syria and Ukraine. Their recent deployments to Lake Ladoga could complicate the defence of NATO's north-eastern allies. Simulated launches were reportedly conducted for the first time in autumn 2024. However, NATO still lacks information about Lake Ladoga. Developments there underscore the need for conventional long-range fire capabilities into Russia's strategic depth to deter Moscow effectively.

Keywords: Keword Dok.-Eigenschaften; Russia; Lake Ladoga; Baltic Fleet; warships; corvettes; Sovetsk; Odintsovo; Karakurt class; Buyan-M class; cruise missiles; long-range fire capabilities; Krasnaya Zvezda; Izvestia; NATO; Finland (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.18449/2025C37

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