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Drone, Warhead Crash in Finland

Police said the drone matched earlier stray aircraft and no injuries or property damage were reported.

  • Finnish police reported on Saturday the discovery of a drone and an "unexploded warhead" in a forest near Iitti in southern Finland, with the military scheduled to disable the device.
  • Two stray drones crashed in Finland on March 29, followed by a third detection two days later; officials noted the aircraft appear similar to those earlier findings.
  • These events highlight spillover risks facing Nato members as Kyiv continues striking targets along the Russian coast in the Gulf, intensifying regional tensions amid the ongoing conflict.
  • According to current information, the aircraft caused no injuries or property damage, located approximately one kilometer from the nearest residential area, while the military manages the site to neutralize the ordnance.
  • Ukraine previously apologized to Finland, explaining that Russian interference knocked the "unmanned aircraft" off course as Kyiv has recently targeted Russian port facilities near the Gulf close to the Nato member's border.
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Another drone with an explosive part was found in the southeast of Finland. The drone has already been blown up.

Lean Right

In Finland, a crashed drone and an unexploded warhead were discovered. In March, two drones crashed in Finland, a third was discovered two days later.

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The Finnish police announced on Saturday the discovery of a new damaged drone and an undetonated explosive device that would have belonged to them, of the fourth such incident in the last week, when at least two Ukrainian drones launched to the Russian tanks landed in Finland, reports AFP.

·Romania
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Finnish police announced on Saturday that a drone with an unexploded warhead was discovered in the southern part of the country.

·Estonia
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yle broke the news in Finland on Saturday, April 11, 2026.
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