Overview

• Tallinn reports three MiG‑31s entered its airspace over the Gulf of Finland for 12 minutes with transponders off and no filed flight plan.
• Italian F‑35s on Baltic air‑policing duty led the interception, with Swedish and Finnish aircraft also involved according to allied officials.
• Estonia summoned Russia’s chargé d’affaires and said NATO representatives will convene early next week under Article 4.
• Russia’s Defence Ministry denies any violation, saying the jets flew a planned route from Karelia to Kaliningrad over international waters near Vaindloo.
• NATO and EU leaders condemned the episode and Brussels proposed a 19th sanctions package, citing recent Russian drone intrusions over Poland and Romania and reinforcing eastern patrols.