Overview

• After emergency consultations requested by Estonia, NATO said it will use all necessary tools to defend allied territory and launched the Eastern Sentinel operation to reinforce air surveillance.
• Secretary General Mark Rutte emphasized proportional, real‑time decisions on any shootdowns, noting MiG‑31s were escorted out of Estonian airspace after a 12‑minute violation.
• At the UN Security Council, the UK warned it would confront unauthorized aircraft in NATO skies and the U.S. envoy Michael Waltz said allies will defend every inch of the alliance; Poland’s Radosław Sikorski cautioned intruders could be shot down.
• Estonia presented radar data it says shows three Russian MiG‑31s crossing its airspace, which Moscow denies, as NATO members held Article 4 discussions on the incidents also reported by Poland and others.
• Ukraine reported intercepting 132 of 141 drones in a large overnight Russian attack and released video claiming a strike that destroyed two Russian Be‑12 aircraft in Crimea, while officials on both sides reported civilian deaths in Zaporizhzhia, Foros and Russia’s Belgorod region.