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![Canadian CF-188 Hornet landing on a Jägala–Käravete (Piibe) highway in Estonia, October 14, 2025. (Source: Royal Canadian Air Force/X)]( "Canadian CF-188 Hornet landing on a Jägala–Käravete (Piibe) highway in Estonia, October 14, 2025. (Source: Royal Canadian Air Force/X)")
![The Russian flag is seen flying on the Ivangorod fortress in this file photo taken on 24 July 2024 in Narva, Estonia. (Source: Getty Images)]( "The Russian flag is seen flying on the Ivangorod fortress in this file photo taken on 24 July 2024 in Narva, Estonia. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania Draft Civilian Evacuation Plans Over Fears of Russian Aggression]( "Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania Draft Civilian Evacuation Plans Over Fears of Russian Aggression")
![Granta Autonomy X‑WING, a lightweight VTOL strike drone, during tests. (Source: Granta Autonomy)]( "Granta Autonomy X‑WING, a lightweight VTOL strike drone, during tests. (Source: Granta Autonomy)")
![“It’s a New Type of War”: Tusk Urges Europe to Stand United Against Russia]( "“It’s a New Type of War”: Tusk Urges Europe to Stand United Against Russia")
![Project 12418 Stupinets, a Strelok sistership during its launch.]( "Project 12418 Stupinets, a Strelok sistership during its launch.")
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Russia has quietly relaunched an upgraded Tarantul-class corvette after years of delays, converting a 1990s hull into a modern coastal strike ship armed with Kh-35 “Uran” anti-ship missiles. The vessel—now sailing as Strelok under Project 12418—represents a low-cost way for the Russian Navy to add missile punch to littoral patrol forces while the country’s new-build shipyards struggle to keep pace.
