Main points
- Ukrainian intelligence has evidence that Russia is deliberately directing drones towards the Baltic countries and Finland for informational provocations.
- Ukraine is constantly cooperating with partners from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Finland, providing them with information about these incidents, and calling for joint counteraction to Russian propaganda.
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga said that Ukrainian intelligence has evidence that Russia is deliberately directing drones towards the Baltic states and Finland. It is also using such incidents for informational provocations.
This was stated by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga at a joint press conference with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaia Kallas in Kyiv, Ukrinform reports.
Why is Russia directing Ukrainian drones towards the Baltic countries and Finland?
According to the minister, Ukraine is in constant contact with partners from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Finland and promptly transmits to them the necessary information regarding such cases.
“I can assure you that we have never directed drones towards these countries. And we are working together with our partners to protect them from such incidents in the future… In addition, I can state with certainty that in all these cases there were absolutely conscious and purposeful actions by Russia. We have intelligence data indicating that the Russians are specifically directing drones towards the Baltic countries in order to use these incidents for their informational purposes, for propaganda purposes,” said Sibiga.
The minister also called for joint counteraction to Russian propaganda and thanked partners for their clear position on the causes of these incidents.
According to him, it is Russian aggression that creates such risks, and the key to eliminating them is ending the war.
Ukrainian drones flew to the Baltic countries and Finland
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An unidentified drone that flew in from Russia crashed and exploded in Latvia, and was discovered by the Latvian military. It may be Ukrainian.
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Meanwhile, Estonia also announced that a drone had been discovered. It crashed into a pipe at the Auvere power plant. However, the damage is not serious, and the plant continues to operate.
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An unidentified drone, which authorities believe is Ukrainian, was found in Lithuania earlier. It flew in from Belarus and crashed into a lake without any consequences.
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According to the services, this is one of the drones flying to the port of Primorsk, where the Transneft – Port Primorsk terminal, a key Russian oil terminal on the Baltic Sea coast, was attacked.
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At least two drones, likely Ukrainian, have crashed in Finland.