Ukrainian stray drone that fell in Finland carried a warhead, police say

Il drone ucraino caduto in Finlandia aveva una testata, secondo la polizia


The image of a drone is displayed on a screen during a press conference in Kouvola, Finland March 29, 2026. Finland reported a suspected territorial violation by unmanned aerial vehicles in the southeast of the country, which the Finnish prime minister sai (Reuters)

HELSINKI, March 30 (Reuters) - A Ukrainian drone that crashed in eastern Finland near the town of Kouvola on Sunday carried an unexploded warhead according to a preliminary assessment, Finnish police said on Monday.

The aircraft was later detonated in a controlled manner by Finnish authorities, police said.

“The UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) that came down north of Kouvola was found, in a preliminary assessment by the authorities, to have an unexploded warhead attached,” it said in a statement.

(Reporting by Anne Kauranen in Helsinki, editing by Stine Jacobsen)

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