Overview

• Estonia reported three Russian MiG‑31 fighters crossed into its airspace over the Gulf of Finland and summoned Russia’s acting ambassador to lodge a formal protest.
• Estonia’s foreign minister called the incursion an unprecedented blatant violation and urged political and economic responses, noting recent Russian drone forays into Polish airspace.
• On the ground in eastern Ukraine, Russian forces mounted heavy assaults in Donetsk region, with towns such as Dobropillya facing periods of acute risk.
• Japan’s foreign minister said he is arranging a Japan–U.S.–South Korea foreign ministers’ meeting in New York during the UN General Assembly to reinforce coordination.
• Reuters reported Alphabet advised employees, including H‑1B visa holders currently outside the United States, to heed travel cautions tied to evolving geopolitical risks.