{"id":23490,"date":"2026-08-21T18:58:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T13:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=23490"},"modified":"2026-08-21T18:58:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T13:13:31","slug":"finland-summons-russian-ambassador-over-suspected-airspace-violation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=23490","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Finland Summons Russian Ambassador Over Suspected Airspace Violation<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dragon Media News Desk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Finland has summoned Russian Ambassador Pavel Kuznetsov to seek an explanation over a suspected violation of Finnish airspace by a Russian military aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>The Finnish Foreign Ministry said on Friday that the ambassador had been called in over the alleged incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Foreign Ministry of Finland has today summoned the Ambassador of Russia and requested an explanation regarding a suspected violation of airspace,\u201d the ministry said in a statement on X.<\/p>\n<p>Finnish public broadcaster Yle, citing the Finnish Border Guard, reported that a Russian Ilyushin Il-20 military aircraft was suspected of entering Finnish airspace on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Finnish authorities have so far described the incident as a suspected airspace violation, with the matter under further investigation.<\/p>\n<p>There was no immediate detailed public response from Russia regarding the specific incident.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian Defense Ministry has repeatedly maintained that all flights by Russian military aircraft are conducted in strict compliance with international rules governing the use of airspace.<\/p>\n<p>Finland shares a long land border with Russia. 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