Event 2fcff5d4-c36b-473d-845c-2e365f813615

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Border Country: Finland Country: Russia Attack Type: Weaponized Migrants
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Event Time
2y ago
Created
1mo ago
✏️
Updated
1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Finland: Migrants arrive at northern border crossing from Russia

Short Summary: 55 asylum seekers from several countries reportedly arrived via Russia to a northern Finnish border point amid cold weather.

Description

A social media report states that 55 asylum seekers arrived at the only open border point in the north of Finland (240 km from Murmansk), reportedly crossing from the Russian side in extreme cold conditions. The migrants are citizens of Yemen, India, Morocco, Syria, and Algeria.

Evidence

Quotes

"The only open (from 11-15) - border point in the north of Finland, 240 km from Murmansk. Today it is -10C there, 55 asylum seekers arrived from the Russian side. Citizens of Yemen, India, Morocco, Syria and Algeria."
"The only open (from 11–15) – border point in the north of Finland, 240 km from Murmansk. Today it is -10C there, 55 asylum seekers arrived from the Russian side. Citizens of Yemen, India, Morocco, Syria and Algeria."

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