Estonian cabinet to review drone incursions near border

Estonia’s government security cabinet will meet Wednesday evening to review incidents during overnight drone attacks near the country’s border, ERR reported. Prime Minister Kristen Michal said Estonia had not given any foreign country permission to use its airspace for drones.

“The Foreign Ministry conveyed these messages again today to Ukraine’s ambassador to Estonia. We also informed our allies,” Michal said.

Many drones moved near Estonia’s borders during the attacks, and some briefly entered Estonian airspace. NATO Baltic air policing fighter jets were scrambled from Ämari Air Base in response.

On Wednesday morning, a Ukrainian air attack on Russian targets hit the port of Ust-Luga in Leningrad region.

The article said drone incursions into the airspace of the Baltic states were a direct consequence of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine. It added that Russia was seeking to divert attention from the war and intimidate NATO allies, and said the activity must end immediately.