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Russian pilots ignored signals from Italian jets responding from NATO’s Baltic Air Policing Mission when they violated Estonian airspace, a senior Estonian military official said Saturday.
According to Associated Press the 12 minute incursion was the latest test of the alliance’s ability to respond to Russian airborne threats after around 20 Russian drones entered Polish airspace just over a week ago.
Russia’s Defense Ministry Saturday denied its aircraft flew into Estonia’s airspace, after Tallinn reported three fighter jets crossed into its territory on Friday without permission.
Estonian officials dismissed the denial saying the violation was confirmed by radar and visual contact and suggested it could be a tactic to draw Western resources away from Ukraine.
The Russian MIG-31 fighters entered Estonian airspace between 9.58 a.m. to 10.10 a.m. local time Friday in the area of Vaindloo Island, a small island located in the Gulf of Finland in the Baltic Sea, the Estonian military said.
The Estonian Foreign Ministry in a statement said it was the fourth airspace violation by Russia this year.
It still “needs to be confirmed,” if the border violation was deliberate or not, Colonel Ants Kiviselg Commander of Estonia’s Military Intelligence Center told the Associated Press.
Regardless, he said, the Russian jets "must have known that they are in [Estonian] airspace.”
The Russian pilots “acknowledged,” some communication from the Italian pilots flying F-35 fighter jets but “didn’t actually follow the signs,” which is partly why they were in Estonian airspace for so long, Kiviselg said.
“Why they didn’t do it, that’s a question for the Russian pilots,” he added.
The Russian jets, he said, came from an airfield near the city of Petrozavodsk in northwestern Russia and were heading to Kaliningrad, the Russian exclave on the Baltic Sea sandwiched between Lithuania and Poland.
They were tracked by two Finnish fighter jets before being escorted by the two Italian jets which took off from Estonia’s Ämari Air Base and followed them into international skies.
President Donald Trump responded by telling reporters he will be briefed by aides on the incursion. “I don’t love it,” he said, adding, “I don’t like when that happens. It could be big trouble, but I’ll let you know later.”
Margus Tsahkna, Estonia’s Foreign Minister told AP the incident was “a very serious violation of NATO airspace.”
The last time Estonian airspace was violated for so long was in 2003, he said, “just before Estonia joined NATO.”
Estonia’s government responded by saying it would request consultations under Article 4 of NATO’s treaty which allows a member to formally consult with allies whenever their territorial integrity, political independence or security is threatened.
Poland also used the mechanism after its airspace was violated by Russian drones and, after that, NATO launched its Eastern Sentry mission to boost defenses along its eastern flank.
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