Russia Denies Estonia Airspace Violation Amid NATO Concerns
Russia denies that they have violated Estonia's airspace.
WorldRussia denies that they have violated Estonia's airspace.
WorldSwedish Jas 39 Gripen were sent up to meet three Russian fighter jets of the type Mig-31 that violated Estonia's airspace on Friday, the Defence Forces announce.
SwedenRussian fighter jets of the model Mig-31 violated Estonia's airspace for 12 minutes. This is absolutely an escalation compared to what we saw in Poland recently. 12 minutes is exceptional, says Lieutenant Colonel Johan Huovinen.
WorldEU and Nato direct sharp criticism towards Russia since Russian fighter planes violated Estonia's airspace for twelve minutes. Estonia refers to Nato's article 4 for a crisis meeting about the air violation when three planes of the type Mig-31 flew in over the Gulf of Finland.
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WorldNato hopes to be able to stop future drones as effectively as they have stopped cable thefts in the Baltic Sea. So far, eight countries are part of the new effort in the east.
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