Finnish defense and security technology group Summa Defence Oy announces that it is establishing a drone factory in southern Finland together with its Ukrainian partners.
Production is supposed to start at the beginning of next year.
Purpose of the drone production facility is to quickly increase production capacity of the drones used in the battles in Ukraine.
Factory's selection will include reconnaissance- and Electronic Warfare (EW) drones as well as suicide drones.
Factory was immediately reported in the usual way in Russian state media:
By threatening that russia will consider the factory a legitimate attack target.🤡
Russia's rhetoric towards Finland is getting tougher by the day and just like they did towards Ukraine, they are questioning the existence of the Finnish state.
Rhetorically, we are already at war.
Some of the latest propaganda and threats from ryssä🧵
Andrei Klimov, Deputy Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Upper House of the russian Parliament:
"Finland has become a pseudo-state that is still searching for itself. As happened to Ukraine."
Political scientist Oleg Glazunov:
"Finland has become a real military threat to russia.
Finland has actually been fighting against russia "all the time" ever since it was given independence in 1917."
Current russian narrative claims that Finland actively participated in the siege of Leningrad.
This is not true, Finland refused German demands of closing the blockade, even though it could have easily done so.
"Road of life" remained open by the Finns' choice.
Having reached its pre-Winter War border, Finland halted its advance and even refused to shell the city with its artillery, despite all German demands.
It was a gesture of mercy to the russians, despite all their actions.