The Estonian General Staff reported that a Russian Su-30 fighter jet violated Estonian airspace.
The incident occurred on Wednesday, March 18, in the afternoon. The fighter, without a flight plan or radio contact with the Estonian air service, remained in the skies of Estonia for about a minute.
In connection with the incident, the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Chargé d’Affaires of the Russian Federation to express a formal diplomatic protest. Moscow did not comment on the situation.
In 2025, Russian fighter jets violated Estonian airspace at least four times. The latest incident occurred on September 19 – in which three planes were in Estonia’s skies for 12 minutes at once – and was described by the Estonian Foreign Ministry as “unprecedented brazenness”. After that incident, NATO began discussing relaxing the criteria under which Russian aircraft violating airspace could be attacked.