Overview

• Estonia says three Russian MiG‑31s entered its airspace near Vaindloo for about 12 minutes, a claim Russia denies.
• The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Monday at Estonia’s request, and NATO allies plan consultations under Article 4 early in the week.
• NATO today scrambled two German Eurofighters to identify a Russian Il‑20M flying over the Baltic without a flight plan or radio contact.
• Italian F‑35s participating in Baltic air policing intercepted the jets reported over Estonia, while Operation Eastern Sentry continues to bolster surveillance on the eastern flank.
• Germany is accelerating counter‑drone measures, with Generalinspekteur Carsten Breuer expecting loitering‑munition live fire by year‑end and promoting ‘drones against drones,’ as EU leaders advance a proposed layered ‘drone wall’ and German politicians debate responses up to potential shoot‑downs.