Sep 20, 2025, 2:29 PM

Estonia claims Russian jets violated its airspace

Estonia claims Russian jets violated its airspace

TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – Estonia has sought NATO consultations after the two claimed Russian fighter jets violated the tiny Eastern European country's airspace, which is denied by the Russian defense ministry.

Estonian government claimed that three Russian military jets violated NATO member's airspace for 12 minutes on Friday in an "unprecedentedly brazen" incursion.

Russia's Defence Ministry denied its jets violated Estonian airspace, saying they flew over neutral waters.

According to a Reuters report, with tensions already high because of the war in Ukraine, the incursion came just over a week after more than 20 Russian drones entered Polish airspace on the night of September 9-10. That prompted NATO jets to down some of them and Western officials to say Russia was testing the alliance's readiness and resolve.

Russia also rejects the drone incursion into Poland's territories.

MNA

News ID 236670

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