Finland’s Ministry of Defense reported on Sunday about two unmanned aerial vehicles crashing in the country’s southeast.
According to “Elchi”, citing Reuters, the country’s defense minister Antti Hakkyanen stated this.
“Drones entered Finnish territory. We are taking this matter very seriously,” the minister wrote on social media, adding that an investigation into the incident is underway.
The country’s Ministry of Defense noted that on Sunday morning, several small, slowly moving objects were detected at a low altitude over the sea area and in the southeastern part of Finland. It is not known where the drones came from. One of the drones fell to the area north of Kouvola city, and the other to the area in the east.
The statement said that the Finnish Air Force carried out an identification flight using an “F/A-18 Hornet” fighter jet.