Rząd Finlandii / 2025-02-07 / carrying out the act
The government release says a Russian state aircraft is suspected of having violated Finnish airspace. The suspicion covers the fact of the violation as well as who committed it.
Finland / 2025-02-07-fi-1
airspace incident: Gulf of Finland, west of Hanko (2025-02-07)
/ date of the event
What happened
At about 5.15pm a Russian state aircraft is suspected of having violated Finnish airspace over the Gulf of Finland west of Hanko, for a few minutes. The government release speaks throughout of a suspicion, not a confirmation; the Border Guard is investigating. The aircraft type, its registration and the depth of the incursion are not given.
Responsibility and limits of the evidence
suspected
Someone has named a perpetrator, but this is neither a court finding nor a formal attribution by a state.
Named party: the Russian Federation
C - official suspicion
Impact
- killed
- not established
- injured
- not established
- damage
- not established
No casualties reported.
Sources
- Suspected violation of Finnish airspace over the Gulf of Finland
Finnish Government / valtioneuvosto.fi / 2025-02-07 / primary source
supports: the record, that it happened, the date, the attribution