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| Estonia condemns 'brazen' airspace violation by Russian warplanes | Estonia condemns 'brazen' airspace violation by Russian warplanes |
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| A Russian MiG-31 fighter jet. File photo | A Russian MiG-31 fighter jet. File photo |
| Russian warplanes have violated Estonian airspace, the foreign ministry in Tallinn has said, condemning the incursion as "brazen". | Russian warplanes have violated Estonian airspace, the foreign ministry in Tallinn has said, condemning the incursion as "brazen". |
| It said three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets "entered Estonian airspace without permission and remained there for a total of 12 minutes" on Friday over the Gulf of Finland. | It said three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets "entered Estonian airspace without permission and remained there for a total of 12 minutes" on Friday over the Gulf of Finland. |
| The ministry said it summoned the Russian chargé d'affaires "to lodge a protest", while top EU diplomat Kaja Kallas described the incursion as "an extremely dangerous provocation". | |
| Estonian media has reported the Russian jets had their transponders switched off in the airspace of a Nato member. | |
| The Russian military has not publicly commented on the issue. | The Russian military has not publicly commented on the issue. |
| In a statement, Estonian Foreign Minister Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said Friday's incursion was "unprecedentedly brazen". | In a statement, Estonian Foreign Minister Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said Friday's incursion was "unprecedentedly brazen". |
| He continued: "Russia's increasingly extensive testing of boundaries and growing aggressiveness must be met with a swift increase in political and economic pressure." | He continued: "Russia's increasingly extensive testing of boundaries and growing aggressiveness must be met with a swift increase in political and economic pressure." |
| The minister added Russia had already violated Estonia's airspace four times in 2025. | The minister added Russia had already violated Estonia's airspace four times in 2025. |
| Tensions have escalated between the Nato military alliance and Russia since Moscow launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. | |
| Last week, Poland and Romania - both Nato members - said Russian drones breached their airspace. | |
| Poland's military said it had shot down at least three Russian drones, with prime minister Donald Tusk saying 19 drones were recorded entering Polish airspace. | |
| Russia insisted the incident was not deliberate, and its defence ministry said there had been "no plans" to target facilities on Polish soil. | |
| Belarus, a close Russian ally, said the drones which entered Polish airspace were an accident, after their navigation systems were jammed. | |
| Several days later, Romania's defence ministry said it had detected a Russian drone when two F-16 jets were monitoring the country's border with Ukraine, after "Russian air attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure on the Danube [river]". | |
| The ministry said the drone later disappeared from the radar. | |
| Russia has not commented on the reported incursion into Romanian airspace. |