Overview

• Estonia says three Russian MiG-31s entered its airspace near Vaindloo for about 12 minutes, with no filed flight plans, transponders off and no radio contact.
• NATO says allied aircraft on Baltic Air Policing, including Italian F-35s, intercepted the jets and described the response as immediate, with the North Atlantic Council set to review the incident early next week.
• Russia’s Defence Ministry denies any violation, stating the flight followed agreed routes over neutral waters more than three kilometers north of Vaindloo.
• Poland reports two Russian combat jets flew at low altitude over the Petrobaltic offshore platform’s security zone and has raised air-defense and radar readiness, while saying its state border was not breached.
• EU and allied leaders condemned the actions as a dangerous provocation, with calls to strengthen Europe’s eastern air defenses and coordinated responses after recent Russian drone penetrations into Polish and Romanian airspace.