“NATO border in the northeast is exposed to the test for a reason. We have to act seriously. Ps. Türkiye gave an example 10 years ago. It gives food for thought“-noted Sakaliene, referring to the shooting down of the Russian Su-24 by Turkey in 2015.
Her commentary appeared after reports from Estonia about the violation of her airspace by Russian fighters. On Friday, the Three Russian MiG-31 violated the Estonian airspace near the island of Vaindloo in the Gulf of Finnish. The Estonian army announced that the aircraft remained in the airspace of Estonia for about 12 minutes, not transferring flight plans or communicating with air traffic control.
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The Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the Russian Charge d'Affaires and gave it a formal protest note.
The Russian authorities claim that fighters had a planned flight from Karelia in the northwest Russia to the base in the Królewiec region and flew over 3 km from Vaindloo. This island is a part of Estonia northern north.
