Ukraine formally apologised to Finland on Monday after at least two drones crashed in southern Finland near Kouvola, a region close to the Russian border, in an incident that Kyiv attributed to interference from Russian electronic warfare systems.

Finnish authorities detected several drones flying over the country’s southeastern airspace on Sunday, March 29, 2026. Finnish jets scrambled to identify the objects but did not shoot them down, citing the risk of damage on the ground. Authorities confirmed that one of the drones was a Ukrainian AN-196 model.

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Georgiy Tykhy said Kyiv had already conveyed its apology to Helsinki and stated that none of the drones were intentionally directed toward Finnish territory. Ukraine said Russian electronic warfare systems likely knocked the drones off course during operations targeting Russian infrastructure, causing them to stray into Finnish airspace and crash.

The drones form part of Ukraine’s campaign targeting Russian oil infrastructure on the Baltic Sea, including ports such as Ust-Luga and Primorsk. Similar incidents have taken place in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, where Ukrainian drones have crashed or landed after going off course during strikes on Russian targets.

Finland described the airspace violation as a matter it takes seriously but confirmed no casualties and no damage of significance on Finnish soil. Finnish officials said the available evidence points to an accidental straying of the drones rather than a deliberate act directed at the country. The incident draws attention to the expanding reach of drone warfare in the region and the risks it creates for countries that border the con

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