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Estonia Summons Russian Envoy After Border Guards Cross Narva Breakwater

Tallinn seeks an explanation at a border-service meeting following video confirmation of a brief Dec. 17 crossing.

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A Estonian flag flutters in front of a Russian flag flying over the Russian Fortress of Ivangorod on the opposite bank of the Narva River in Narva on December 15, 2024. In heavy snowfall and high winds, around 200 people wearing rain ponchos and fur hoods queued in the Estonian border town of Narva to cross into neighbouring Russia. (Photo by Marko Mumm / AFP) (Photo by MARKO MUMM/AFP via Getty Images)
NARVA, ESTONIA - 2025/08/04: A Russian border service boat seen on the Narva River. Narva is a city in Estonia. It is located on the east part of the country and on the west bank of the Narva River which forms the Estonia-Russia international border. Ivangorod is located on the Russian side of the east bank of the Narva River, opposite of Narva city. (Photo by Krisztian Elek/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Three uniformed Russian border guards arrived by hovercraft at the Vasknarva breakwater on the Narva River and briefly crossed the temporary control line into Estonia around 10 a.m. on Dec. 17.
  • Estonian surveillance cameras recorded the incursion, patrols responded, and an initial inspection of the breakwater was conducted.
  • The Russian personnel returned to their side after roughly 20 minutes, leaving before Estonian officers could question them.
  • Estonia boosted Eastern Prefecture patrols, established official contact with Russia’s border representative, and summoned the Russian chargé d’affaires.
  • Interior Minister Igor Taro said the intent is unclear and reported no direct security threat, placing the event within a series of recent Russian border and airspace incidents.