Russia taunts Finland by flying a military helicopter INTO its airspace as the Nordic country....

[steve2470]

Russia taunts Finland by flying a military helicopter INTO its airspace as the Nordic country prepares to join NATO to the Kremlin’s fury

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10782761/Russia-taunts-Finland-flying-military-helicopter-airspace-country-plans-NATO-entry.html (one of only two news sources so far in English)

A Russian army helicopter violated Finland's airspace in an apparent attempt to frighten the country as it readies to join NATO.

The military Mi-17 transport chopper flew 2-3 miles inside the Finnish border after 10.30 this morning (7.30am GMT), according to the country's Ministry of Defence.

'The aircraft type is a Mi-17 helicopter and the depth of the suspected violation is about four to five kilometres', a ministry spokesman told AFP.

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Russia previously violated Finnish airspace on April 8, the first time this year.

eta: https://yle.fi/news/3-12430400 here also

[Lovie777]

1. Russia is losing......

therefore, they are willing to scare the shit out of European counties.

[Deuxcents]

2. This is not the first time for violating air space by Russia

They are being brazen and almost asking for a response that could .. maybe start a bigger mess. The May 9th celebration Putin promised is very soon. A parade in Mariupol? Has he really gone mad?

[BComplex]

3. I say a russian parade in Mariupol is called a "target".

I'm all in favor of it!

[Deuxcents]

5. You and I are in agreement.

What a prize that would be. They leveled everything..a good target.

[Crunchy Frog]

7. They'll probably be parading POWs and civilian hostages.

Russia has become ISIS.

[BComplex]

11. Probably so.

Russians totally suck.

On edit: Russian soldiers totally suck. There might be some decent people in Russia, but the government is barbaric.

[Mariana]

8. They'll surround themselves with Ukrainian civilians. nt.

[mitch96]

10. Ok a deflection from UKR.. And what would russia do if a US or Japanese jet violated

russias air space over on the Pacific... Playing games on two fronts??
Now THAT would get their attention..
How about a test firing of a Polaris missile in the Bering sea?...
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[DanieRains]

4. I Bet Their Locator Was Broke In The Old Copter

Since Ukraine blew most of their good ones out of the sky.

[Crunchy Frog]

6. Reaffirming to it exactly why it needs to join NATO ASAP.

[Straw Man]

9. The ghost of Simo Hayha says ...

"Don't fuck with Finland!"



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simo_H%C3%A4yh%C3%A4