Event c0c8da19-f911-4a56-8e70-425fa095476f

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Border Country: Finland Country: Russia Attack Type: Weaponized Migrants

Source: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1726349169869377855.html

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Event Time

2y ago

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Created

1mo ago

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Updated

1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Recent Developments in Finland

Description

Reports and videos detail Russian citizens, often guided by unofficial actors, crossing the Finnish-Russian border on bicycles and on foot, bypassing official border crossings. The events are concentrated at the southeast border area and highlight a possible hybrid operation, increasing pressure at the EU/NATO external border.

Evidence

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On the past few weeks, Russian border authorities have guided unofficial actors to Finnish borders, including bike patrol leaders, riding with individuals on bikes and on foot to cross.

The main route as detailed by Finnish authorities: these people cross by bike to the Nuijamaa crossing in the Southeast and enter Finland.

In another video, you see bikes being assembled, fences removed.

This is not a natural flow: these border-directed movements are strictly coordinated, even involving removal of barriers towards the border, according to media.

Source

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1726349169869377855.html