Russian warplanes have violated Estonian airspace, the foreign ministry in Tallinn has said, condemning the incursion as “brazen”.
It said three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets “entered Estonian airspace without permission and remained there for a total of 12 minutes” on Friday over the Gulf of Finland.
The ministry says it summoned the Russian chargé d’affaires “to lodge a protest”. EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas described the incursion as “an extremely dangerous provocation”.
Estonian media are reporting the Russian jets had their transponders switched off in the airspace of a Nato member.
The Russian military has not publicly commented on the issue.
In a statement, Estonian Foreign Minister Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said Friday’s incursion was “unprecedentedly brazen”.
He continued: “Russia’s increasingly extensive testing of boundaries and growing aggressiveness must be met with a swift increase in political and economic pressure.”
The minister added Russia had already violated Estonia’s airspace four times in 2025.
