Finland suspects Russian plane of violating its airspace
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- Kyiv Post (Ukraine)seen 23 Aug, 05:07description edited
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Finland’s defense ministry said on Thursday evening it suspected that a Russian aircraft had violated its airspace earlier in the day.Finland’s Defense Ministry said it is investigating a suspected Russian aircraft incursion into its airspace, following similar incidents involving Russian military aircraft in May and June.
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Thu, 20 August 2026
3 reports- Le Figaro (France)19:19first to report
Helsinki prend «au sérieux» cette nouvelle incursion présumée, la troisième en quelques mois. La Finlande, membre de l’Otan depuis 2023, partage 1340 kilomètres de frontière avec la Russie.
- France Info (France)19:30
"Toute violation présumée de l'espace aérien est prise au sérieux. Une enquête est en cours", a dit le ministre de la Défense du pays Antti Hakkanen, cité dans un communiqué.
- Wirtualna Polska (Poland)21:50
Fińskie władze podejrzewają, że w czwartek rosyjski samolot wtargnął w przestrzeń powietrzną Finlandii. Sprawę bada straż graniczna, a minister obrony Antti Hakkanen zapowiedział, że incydent jest traktowany priorytetowo.
Fri, 21 August 2026
7 reports- Kyiv Post (Ukraine)01:32edited after publishing
Finland’s Defense Ministry said it is investigating a suspected Russian aircraft incursion into its airspace, following similar incidents involving Russian military aircraft in May and June.
- Der Spiegel (Germany)01:35
Es ist schon der zweite Vorfall innerhalb einiger Monate: Ein russisches Flugzeug ist womöglich in Finnlands Luftraum eingedrungen. Zuletzt hatte ein anderer Nato-Staat Provokationen durch russische Jets gemeldet.
- Index.hr (Croatia)05:15
FINSKO ministarstvo obrane istražuje sumnju da je ruski zrakoplov 20. kolovoza povrijedio zračni prostor Finske. Incident se događa u kontekstu pojačanih ruskih vojnih aktivnosti blizu granice NATO-a.
- N1 Info (Croatia)06:12
Finsko ministarstvo obrane objavilo je da postoji sumnja da je ruski zrakoplov jučer povrijedio finski zračni prostor iznad zapadnog dijela Finskog za
- Novinky (Czechia)11:19
Finská pohraniční stráž v pátek oznámila, že se zabývá průnikem ruského výzvědného letounu Iljušin Il-20 do finského vzdušného prostoru. Incident se odehrál ve čtvrtek jižně od Utö ve Finském zálivu, informovala finská stanice Yle.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)14:06
Defense Ministry announces suspected violation occurred in Gulf of Finland on Thursday
- RMF24 (Poland)15:53
Rosja naruszyła przestrzeń powietrzną Finlandii. Jest reakcja Helsinek
Fri, 4 September 2026
1 report- Anadolu Agency (AA)12:53
‘However, the Border Guard could not yet confirm whether the drone had been used by Russia,’ reports Finnish public broadcaster Yle