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

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 said was likely linked to Ukrainian drone attacks against Russia. Lehtikuva/Sasu Jarnstedt via 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)