The Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Monday evening that it was summoned by the Russian ambassador for the possible entry of a Russian aircraft into the airspace of the country. According to Reuters, TASR reports this.
The incident occurred last Friday over the Finnish Gulf west of Hanko. According to the ministry, the Russian plane was supposed to fly in the Finnish airspace for several minutes.
The details of the incident are investigated by the local border guard. “We take the suspicion of border disturbances seriously and we immediately started the investigation,” The Finnish Minister of Defense Antti Hakkanen added. Authorities will provide additional details when possible.