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Ukraine apologizes to the Baltic States, Finland for drone crashes

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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga stated that Ukraine has apologized to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Finland following incidents where Ukrainian drones entered their territories. The report notes several specific occurrences, including a crash at a Latvian oil depot and condemnations from Helsinki.

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What happened

Ukraine has apologized to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Finland for the Ukrainian drones falling on their territory, said Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga.

Why it matters

"We have already apologized to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, as well as Finland for the unintended incidents [with drones].

Common ground

Our specialized agencies are working closely to minimize the risks of such incidents happening again," he wrote on X.

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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga stated that Ukraine has apologized to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Finland following incidents where Ukrainian drones entered their territories. The report notes several specific occurrences, including a crash at a Latvian oil depot and condemnations from Helsinki.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “On May 7, a Ukrainian drone crashed on the territory of an oil depot in the city of Rezekne in the eastern Latvia, damaging four tanks”
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The specific incident on May 7 in Rezekne, Latvia, involving an oil depot and damage to four tanks, is reported by Reuters, TASS (citing Delfi), and Izvestia.
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web search NEUTRAL — Damage to an oil tank after drones crashed at a storage facility in Rezekne, Latvia, May 7, 2026. REUTERS/Janis Laizans.
https://www.aol.com/articles/two-drones-russia-crash-latvia-…
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web search NEUTRAL — A drone crashed at an oil depot in the city of Rezekne in eastern Latvia, the Delfi news outlet reported, citing the State Fire and Rescue Service.
https://tass.com/world/2127629
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web search NEUTRAL — One of them damaged four tanks at an oil depot in the city of Rezekne. There are no casualties. All the details are in the Izvestia article. The circumstances of the incidentOn the night of May 7, the…
https://iz.ru/en/node/2092837
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Claim 2: “Finland has repeatedly received reports of the detection of UAVs on its territory and its airspace with the last such incident occurring on May 3”
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The claim is reported by TASS and corroborated by other sources mentioning Finnish Ministry of Defense reports of UAVs in their airspace, specifically citing the May 3 date in the TASS report.
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web search NEUTRAL — Finland has repeatedly received reports of the detection of UAVs on its territory and its airspace with the last such incident occurring on May 3. Helsinki condemned the flights and crashes of Ukraini…
https://tass.com/world/2128519
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web search NEUTRAL — One of the UAVs was spotted in Virolakhti, and the other in the sea area southeast of Hamina. At night, they entered Finnish airspace and then headed towards Russia, according to the Finnish Ministry …
https://news-pravda.com/world/2026/05/03/2280642.html
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web search NEUTRAL — Finland said Ukrainian drones likely strayed into its airspace during an attack on Russia’s Primorsk oil port.Finnish Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen condemned the violation of Finland’s airspace by U…
https://english.nv.ua/nation/finland-condemns-ukrainian-dron…
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Claim 3: “Ukraine has apologized to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Finland for the Ukrainian drones falling on their territory”
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Multiple independent sources (Ukrainian News agency via web search, Google News, and other reports) confirm that Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha announced apologies to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Finland.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukraine has apologized to the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) and Finland for Ukrainian drones unintentionally entering their territories. Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha announced this …
https://ukranews.com/en/news/1150728-ukraine-apologized-to-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kyiv rejects claims it targeted Latvia with drones and promises to apologize if probes officially confirm Ukrainian origin. As reported by hromadske.ua. Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga denied that Ukra…
https://mezha.net/eng/bukvy/e87f76c6_ukraine_denies_directin…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukraine apologizes to Baltic States and Finland for entry of Ukrainian drones into their territory. 6 hours ago. By Tetiana Herasimova.NATO fighter jets scrambled from Lithuania after drone reports in…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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Claim 4: “Earlier it was also reported about crashed Ukrainian UAVs in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia”
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Reports from multiple sources confirm drone incursions and crashes in the Baltic states, including a specific confirmation by Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs regarding a Ukrainian drone.
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web search NEUTRAL — In previous years, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia have also faced incidents involving incursions by Russian drones. In July 2025, Russian Gerbera-type drones entered Lithuanian airspace on two occasio…
https://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/analyses/2026-03-25/bal…
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web search NEUTRAL — Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs also confirmed the drone that hit its territory was Ukrainian. Latvia's Defence Minister, Andris Spruds, cut short a visit to Ukraine and returned to Latvia in the w…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1eql309n12o
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web search NEUTRAL — Earlier it was also reported about crashed Ukrainian UAVs in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.On May 7, a Ukrainian drone crashed on the territory of an oil depot in the city of Rezekne in the eastern La…
https://tass.com/world/2128519
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Claim 5: “The Baltic countries deny providing their airspace to Ukraine for attacks on Russia”
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Multiple sources report that Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania issued joint statements rejecting Russian accusations that they provided airspace for Ukrainian attacks.
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web search NEUTRAL — Russian social media accounts then started spreading narratives that the Baltic states had let Ukraine use their airspace for attacks. Earlier this week, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zak…
https://tvpworld.com/92579693/baltics-blast-baseless-russian…
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web search NEUTRAL — Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have jointly rejected Russian accusations that they allowed their airspace to be used for Ukrainian drone strikes against Russian territory, UATV English reports.
https://uatv.ua/en/baltic-states-reject-russian-claims-of-pr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have issued a joint statement on behalf of their foreign ministers, rejecting Moscow's accusations that they allowed their airspace to be used for Ukrainian strikes on Ru…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/estonia-latvia-lithuania…
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