The Foreign Ministry has explained why Ukrainian drones crashed in Finland
This was announced by Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhiy Tykhyi.
“We are in contact with our Finnish friends regarding this incident. Ukraine is already sharing all the necessary information to clarify the circumstances. We can confirm that under no circumstances were any Ukrainian drones directed towards Finland. The most likely cause is interference by Russian electronic warfare systems. We have already apologised to the Finnish side for this incident,” he emphasised.
Tykhyi added that the cause of both this incident and the broader security challenges in the region is precisely Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
Ukrainian drones in Finland: what is known
Three drones entered Finnish airspace from the Gulf of Finland on the morning of 29 March. Two drones crashed near the town of Kouvola, close to the Leningrad Oblast of the Russian Federation, and the third near the town of Espoo.
That same night, SBU drones attacked the port of Ust-Luga in the Leningrad Oblast. It is situated on the shores of the Gulf of Finland in the Baltic Sea and serves as a key hub for Russian oil exports in the Baltic region.
This was the fourth Ukrainian attack in a week on Russian oil infrastructure in the Leningrad Oblast. In addition to Ust-Luga, Ukrainian forces attacked the port of Primorsk and the Kiryisk oil refinery.
During these strikes, Ukrainian drones likely flew into the territory of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia (in Estonia, a drone struck the chimney of a power station). The authorities of these countries have blamed Russia and Russian aggression against Ukraine for the incidents.
