Russian jets violate Finnish airspace, defense ministry says

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1. News snippet “Two Russian military aircraft are suspected of violating Finland’s airspace, the country’s defense ministry reported on May 23.
   “We take the suspected territorial violation seriously and an investigation is underway,” Finnish Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen said in a statement. The Finnish border guard is investigating and will share more information as the probe continues, according to the Finnish Defense Ministry.
   Russia regularly stages provocations on NATO’s eastern flank, which includes Poland, Finland, and the Baltic countries. On May 22, Polish fighter jets intercepted a Russian Su-24 bomber in international airspace over the Baltic Sea.
   Russian aircraft frequently fly from its exclave, Kaliningrad. The jets often disable their transponders, fail to file flight plans, and do not establish contact with regional air traffic control—a pattern NATO officials describe as high-risk behavior.
   Finland expects an increased Russian military buildup on its border once the war against Ukraine is over, Major General Sami Nurmi, the head of strategy of the Finnish defense forces, said.
   The Russian military has begun “moderate preparations when it comes to building infrastructure” close to the Finnish border, Nurmi added.
   “We have excellent capabilities to observe Russian operations. As a member of the alliance, Finland holds a strong security position,” Hakkanen said in a separate statement on May 22.
   Finland joined NATO in 2023 following the onset of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine in February 2022 and shares a 1,300-kilometer (800-mile) border with Russia.
   NATO officials have increasingly warned that Russia could attack the alliance’s eastern flank in the coming years amid Russia’s war against Ukraine.

2. then shoot it down, enough!

3. Time to violate those jets.

4. Do the Turkish maneuver, blast it.

5. I’m just an enthusiast here,

   Is this just an annoyance thing or is this actual data gathering to pick things up from Radar locks, etc?

   I know there AWACS and stuff that could do this within Russian territory, but maybe there’s some additional information from a penetration into Finnish airspace?

6. Realistically, what would happen if the Finns fired off a couple AA missiles at them?

7. Those jets are probing… they just act below NATO trigger-level for as long as possible while collecting intelligence and desensitizing the enemy.

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9. You know, it’s like Putin *wants* to provoke a war with NATO. He must think that the US won’t get involved or something but that’s not how defense treaties work. He must know that such a war would signal the end of Russia since there’s no chance that Russia wins that war.

   Of course, this sort of thing happens all the time and is only newsworthy because of the build up along the border.

10. Y’all remember when Türkiye shot down russian fighter jet after 17 seconds in their airspace???

11. This is called probing. And it should be considered a hostile action.

12. Defense Minister scared to do anything, wants to wait until the bombs drop and people die before doing anything. Maybe even then he’ll want to “investigate and take this seriously.” Good job defence minister, you’re useless.

13. Poutine is testing the waters.

14. God, please let Putin be stupid enough to start fighting with a crippled military on two fronts. It would be so funny.

15. Shoot the mofo down, Turkey didn’t give a fuck and just taught them a lesson.

16. Like raptors, testing the fences.

17. It’s a day that ends in “y”.

18. Why was it not shot down

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20. “Oh no! Russia is violating our airspace. We’d better end all support for Ukraine.” – Literally no one in Finland.

21. They keep violating if you won’t shoot it down.

22. More countries need to take up leassons from Turkey it seems

23. Shoot it down and claim it’s what your soldiers were trained to do. The commander was in the toilet.

24. Türkiye saw one Russian jet fly over, and wham, destroyed it.

    No more Russian flyovers.

25. General Arkady Grigorovich Ourumov knows the best response time for Russian fighter jets is 19 minutes and they’ll be late.

26. Finnish them off

27. This happens all the time same as with the border. It’s just a skinny guy flexing Finland has never been more safe.

28. It’s a delicate balancing act. Ask Taiwan.

29. Well… Finnish Him 🐉

30. Shoot the fucker down. Russia only understands punches.

31. They ain’t gonna do shit about it so why bother reporting it

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