Finland summoned the Russian ambassador over a Russian aircraft's violation of its airspace
The Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Russian ambassador to provide an explanation regarding a possible violation of the country's airspace by a Russian military aircraft.
The Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported this on social media platform X.
“Today, the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Russian ambassador and demanded an explanation regarding the alleged violation of airspace,” the statement reads.
According to the Finnish Ministry of Defense, the incident occurred on May 27 over the Gulf of Finland near the coast of Porvoo.
It is preliminarily believed that the Russian military aircraft may have entered Finnish airspace while attempting to bypass a thunderstorm front.
Following this, the Finnish Air Force scrambled aircraft in response to the situation.
The type of Russian aircraft has not been officially disclosed.
Finnish Defense Minister Antti Hykkänen stated that the country’s Border Guard is investigating the incident.
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