Overview

• NATO says three Russian MiG-31s entered Estonian airspace over the Gulf of Finland last week and were intercepted and escorted out.
• Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov rejected the reports as baseless, saying Russian military aviation strictly follows flight rules.
• Russia’s Defence Ministry said the MiG-31s were on a scheduled Karelia–Kaliningrad route and did not cross any borders, citing monitoring data.
• Estonia sought NATO Article 4 consultations over the alleged violation, and the North Atlantic Council condemned what it called a dangerous breach.
• Denmark briefly closed Copenhagen’s airport after unidentified drones disrupted flights, with NATO saying it is too early to link those flights to Russia.