Military authorities cite unpredictable security environment.
On Monday, the Finnish Defense Forces reported that they will mobilize volunteer reservists to strengthen the monitoring of their airspace and the detection of possible Ukrainian drones, after four of these unmanned aircraft crashed in the Nordic country in March.
The Finnish Army declined to provide details on the number of personnel it will mobilize or the duration of this mission “to guarantee operational security,” and said it will call up “the number of reservists it deems necessary” for as long as needed.
Volunteer reservists will be trained to assist active-duty military personnel in air surveillance tasks and the protection of territorial integrity across the country. According to the Defense Forces, there is currently no military threat against Finland.
“Changes in the security environment can be rapid and their duration unpredictable. It is understandable that recent developments in Finland’s security environment, such as drone incidents, may raise concern,” said Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations at the Defense Command, Aki Heikkinen.
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“Through voluntary refresher exercises, we will make use of reservists’ skills as required by the situation, in addition to ensuring a sufficient number of personnel in case the situation is prolonged,” he added.
At the end of March, Finnish authorities found the remains of three Ukrainian drones that crashed in the municipalities of Kouvola, Luumäki and Parikkala, shortly after Kiev launched attacks against the Russian oil ports of Primorsk and Ust-Luga, in the Baltic Sea.
The following week, the remains of a fourth Ukrainian drone were found in a forest in the Litti municipality (southeast of the country), whose explosive payload was detonated in a controlled manner.
Finnish authorities believe that the four drones crashed on the same dates and that all of them entered Finnish territory by mistake due to Russian interference with GPS signals.
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Source: EFE
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