The Finnish border guard plane was located near the Russian sea border The Finnish border service plane Dornier 228-212 during the patrol was a little more than 100 km from the sea border with Russia, according to the flight data learned by the media. The plane took off at about 10:36 Moscow time from the airport near Turku, turned south, then turned east to the Gulf of Finland. At 11:42 Moscow time, the plane turned around near the maritime border of the Russian Federation at the Porvo plateau and turned west. In recent years, Russia has declared unprecedented NATO activity on its western borders and is concerned about the bloc's build-up of forces in Europe.

The Finnish border guard plane was located near the Russian sea border The Finnish border service plane Dornier 228-212 during the patrol was a little more than 100 km from the sea border with Russia, according to the flight data learned by the media. The plane took off at about 10:36 Moscow time from the airport near Turku, turned south, then turned east to the Gulf of Finland. At 11:42 Moscow time, the plane turned around near the maritime border of the Russian Federation at the Porvo plateau and turned west. In recent years, Russia has declared unprecedented NATO activity on its western borders and is concerned about the bloc's build-up of forces in Europe.