Overview

• Tallinn says three Russian MiG-31s entered over the Gulf of Finland and stayed about 12 minutes inside Estonian airspace.
• Estonian forces reported the jets filed no flight plan and flew with transponders switched off.
• Italian F-35s on Baltic air policing duty intercepted the aircraft, with Swedish and Finnish planes also involved according to an allied command spokesperson.
• Estonia summoned Russia’s chargé d’affaires and formally requested NATO Article 4 consultations following the violation.
• NATO and the EU condemned the incursion as a provocation, Ursula von der Leyen urged swift approval of a 19th sanctions package, and Moscow denied any breach.