The border guard reported that both cases were short -lived and the helicopter returned to the Russian side on its own initiative, but it was not possible to know the identity of the pilot who flew the helicopter.
In May, a Russian Mi-17 helicopter violated Finnish airspace twice, while the depth of penetration into Finnish territory was several hundred meters. Yle reported.
“According to the Border Guard report, the helicopter briefly entered Finnish airspace on the morning of May 4, 2022, while patrolling the border. The first incident took place in North Karelia in Kitee, the second – in Rautjärvi in South Karelia “The first time the helicopter entered the Finnish side at a depth of 700 meters, in the second – of 500,” the report said.
The border guard reported that both cases were short -lived and the helicopter returned to the Russian side on its own initiative, but it was not possible to know the identity of the pilot who flew the helicopter.
The investigation of the case will continue between the border services of Finland and Russia. Earlier, in the spring, the Ministry of Defense reported that a Russian helicopter had penetrated the Finnish side to a depth of up to four kilometers. During the audit, it emerged that the violation was less serious than originally thought.
It was previously reported that a Russian warship had twice violated Danish territorial waters last night.
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Source: korrespondent
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