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Russian MiG-31s Violate Estonian Airspace for 12 Minutes as NATO F-35s Intercept
The Russian jets entered Estonian airspace near Vaindloo Island for nearly 12 minutes, marking the fourth violation this year and prompting NATO's swift interception by Italian F-35 fighters.
- Three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets violated Estonia's airspace for 12 minutes without permission, prompting NATO to scramble Italian F-35 jets to intercept the Russian aircraft.
- Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna condemned the incident as unprecedentedly brazen and stated that this was Russia's fourth airspace violation this year.
- Kaja Kallas, the EU foreign policy chief, described the violation as an extremely dangerous provocation that escalates regional tensions.
- The UK government expressed support for Estonia, emphasizing that they would not tolerate Russia's aggression.
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Russian fighter jets have violated Estonia's airspace, it says from the NATO state. A second flight maneuver causes indignation in Poland. Moscow, on the other hand, believes that everything has expired in accordance with the rules.
Estonia: 3 Russian fighter jets entered its airspace
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, just over a week after NATO planes downed Russian drones over Poland…
Russian fighter jets violated NATO airspace on Friday. Follow the developments here.
Estonia says 3 Russian fighter jets entered its airspace in 'brazen' incursion (World)
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.' Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur also said the government had decided 'to start consultations ...
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