Finland will hold an emergency meeting of parliamentary committees in response to the drone incident
The Finnish Parliament’s Defense Committee and Foreign Affairs Committee will hold an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday, March 31, during which government agencies will provide details regarding recent incidents involving drones detected within the country.
This was reported by Yle.
According to the agenda, representatives from the Air Force, the Police Department, the Armed Forces General Staff, and the Border Guard will participate in the meeting.
On Sunday, March 29, two drones crashed near Kouvola. One of them has been identified as a Ukrainian AN-196 drone. Investigators are currently determining how the drones ended up on Finnish territory and whether they were carrying explosives.
The Border Guard reports that the investigation will take several weeks. It is noted that this incident differs from the border violations that have occurred in recent years.
On Sunday, two drones, likely belonging to Ukraine, crashed on Finnish territory.
Finnish police reported the crash of another unidentified drone on Sunday, March 29. The incident occurred on sea ice near Mellsteninranta in the city of Espoo, in the Western Uusimaa region.
Ukrainian drones were in no way directed toward Finland, the Foreign Ministry stated. Kyiv has already provided the Finnish side with all necessary information to clarify the circumstances of the UAV crash and apologized for the incident. This was reported by Georgiy Tykhyi, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
