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 said it summoned the Russian chargé d'affaires to lodge a protest, while top EU diplomat Kaja Kallas described the incursion as an extremely dangerous provocation.
Estonian media has reported that 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 Margus Tsahkna described the incursion as unprecedentedly brazen. He emphasized that Russia's increasing aggressiveness must be met with a swift increase in political and economic pressure.
The minister added that Russia had already violated Estonia's airspace four times in 2025.
Tensions have escalated between the NATO military alliance and Russia since Moscow launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Last week, Poland and Romania—both NATO members—reported Russian drones breaching their airspace.
Poland's military stated it had shot down at least three Russian drones, with Prime Minister Donald Tusk mentioning 19 drones recorded entering Polish airspace.
Russia insisted the incident was not deliberate, noting no plans existed to target Polish soil facilities.
Belarus, a close Russian ally, stated that the drones entering Polish airspace were accidental due to navigation systems being jammed.
Days later, Romania's defense ministry detected a Russian drone while two F-16 jets monitored the country's border with Ukraine, following alleged Russian air attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure.
The drone later vanished from radar. Russia has not commented on the reported incursion into Romanian airspace.
