Located in the Arctic on the Kola Peninsula, the Olenya air base is more than 1,900 kilometers north of Ukraine, but a mere 200 kilometers from the Finnish border.
In response to the drone strikes, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said: “We have no cause for concern in Finland. We have the situation under control and are able to respond,” according to Ukrainian Pravda.
Olenya airfield has been used by Russian forces to attack civilian infrastructure in Ukraine with cruise missiles. It was Tu-95MS bombers from Olenya that less than a month ago bombed the children’s hospital in Kyiv, according to reports.
While not acknowledging or commenting on the Olenya drone strike, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a statement on Saturday praising his military’s attacks on Russian bases in the occupied regions of Ukraine. “Each destroyed Russian airbase, each destroyed Russian military aircraft — whether on the ground or in the air — means saving Ukrainian lives,” he said.
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