Three Russian fighter jets flew into Estonian airspace on Friday in what the country’s top diplomat called an “unprecedented and brazen intrusion.”
The three Russian MiG-31s flew into Estonian airspace for 12 minutes, Margus Tsahkna, Estonia’s minister of foreign affairs, wrote in a post on X.
Tsahkna said that the Russian charge d’affaires was summoned over “another violation of Estonia’s airspace.”
“This is an unprecedented and brazen intrusion — clear proof of Russia’s growing aggression,” Tsahkna said.
“Such actions cannot be tolerated and must be met with swift political and economic pressure.”
NATO jets reportedly pushed back the Russian jets.
Russia’s incursion into Estonia follows a high-profile violation of Poland’s airspace last week, which also triggered NATO air defences. Poland invoked the alliance’s Article 4 pillar, convening NATO members for consultation over threats to a member-state.
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