Estonia says 3 Russian fighter jets entered its airspace in 'brazen' incursion
People kneel down, as honor guards carry the coffin of Artem Antonenko, a Ukrainian serviceman, during his funeral ceremony in the center of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Estonia summoned a Russian diplomat to protest after three Russian fighter aircraft entered its airspace without permission Friday and stayed there for 12 minutes, the Foreign Ministry said. It happened just over a week after NATO planes downed Russian drones over Poland and heightened fears that the war in Ukraine could spill over.
Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said Russia violated Estonian airspace four times this year “but today’s incursion, involving three fighter aircraft entering our airspace, is unprecedentedly brazen.”
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