Finland says it suspects Russian plane of violating its airspace
Finland's defence ministry said on Thursday evening it suspected that a Russian aircraft had violated its airspace earlier in the day.
"Every suspected violation of air space is taken seriously," Defence Minister Antti Hakkanen said in a ministry statement. "An investigation is underway."
There have been a series of such incidents in Finland, which shares a 1,340-kilometre border with Russia.
Finland suspects two Russian military aircraft of having entered Finnish airspace in May and in June, and summoned the Russian charge d'affairs at the time.
The risk of drones drifting into Finland as a result of the ongoing war in Ukraine is rising, the head of the country's military intelligence service said in January.
Major General Pekka Turunen, chief of Finnish Defence Intelligence (FDI), was speaking ahead of the release of a Finnish military intelligence report on Thursday that updates the security situation in the country.
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What do you mean 'suspects'?
It should be clear if an aircraft violates a country's airspace. And if it does - just shoot it down.
Letting them do it is precisely why they keep doing it. As we've seen in other countries - the moment you shoot one down, they stop coming.
Note that this wasn't just along the border, this was in the middle of the baltic for multiple minutes. Doubt this was accidental
None of them are accidental
Of course not. The point is to document the nature and the speed of the response.
Shoot it down, like Turkey did.
that's a fantastic idea as a country of 5.7 million people
why didn't anyone think of this before!
Иди от сюда, русский тролл
Looks like a UFO to me.
Actually, it were 2 IFO's.