3 hours agoEstonia says Russian fighter planes breach its airspace
Periskopi(9 months ago)
(9 months ago)Russian combat aircraft have violated Estonia's airspace, the Foreign Ministry in Tallinn has announced, naming the incident a derogatory “ ”. According to the announcement, three Russian MiG-31 MiG-31 aircraft “entered Estonia's airspace without permission and have remained there for a total of 12 minutes” on Friday's Gulf of Finland. [...]
According to the announcement, three Russian MiG-31 MiG-31 aircraft “entered Estonia's airspace without permission and have remained there for a total of 12 minutes” on Friday's Gulf of Finland.
The ministry confirmed it has called the Russian Embassy's charge d'afro to hand over a protest note. Estonian media report that Russian planes had turned off transponders as they flew over the airspace of a NATO member state.
The Russian Army has yet to give a public comment on the event.
In a statement, Estonia's Foreign Minister, Margus Tsahkna, called Friday's violation “receptive representatives”, Koha,net reports, Periscope broadcast.
The increasingly frequent cross-border testing from Russia and increasing its aggression must face a rapid increase in political and economic pressure”, Tsahkna has said.
According to him, during 2025 Russia has violated Estonia's airspace a total of four times.
Major reactions prompted weeks ago the violation of Poland's airspace by Russian planes. /Periscopi
