Today, 19 March, the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the chargé d’affaires ad interim of the Russian Federation in Estonia to express a protest and deliver a note regarding the violation of Estonian airspace on 18 March.
The violation occurred near Vaindloo Island, where a Russian SU-30 fighter aircraft entered Estonian airspace and remained there for approximately one minute.
“NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission has been operating in Estonia since 2004, and once again we saw that the mission functions well and in accordance with procedures,” Tsahkna said. “The violation was responded to by a unit of the Italian Air Force, and there was no threat to Estonia’s security.”
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has just summoned the chargé d’affaires of the Russian Embassy and handed over a note in connection with the airspace violation,” Tsahkna added.
This was the first violation of Estonian airspace by an aircraft of the Russian Federation this year.
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