Overview

• Germany scrambled two Eurofighters from Rostock-Laage to identify a Russian Il‑20M flying over the Baltic without flight plan or radio contact, the latest incident to unsettle the region.
• Estonia’s Article 4 request brings NATO ambassadors together on Tuesday, while the UN Security Council holds an urgent session on Monday to review the reported airspace breach.
• Tallinn reports three Russian MiG‑31s spent about twelve minutes in Estonian airspace near Vaindloo and were met by Italian F‑35s; Moscow disputes any violation.
• NATO has reinforced air policing under Eastern Sentry after a large swarm of drones crossed into Polish airspace last week, with several shot down and related sightings noted in Romania.
• German leaders press for rapid counter‑drone capabilities—Generalinspekteur Carsten Breuer targets near‑term loitering‑munition deployment, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt urges integrated civil‑military defenses, and CDU figures float possible jet shootdowns as SPD and Greens call for firm yet measured action.