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UN Security Council Convenes After Russian Jets Breach Estonian Airspace

Estonia responded by invoking NATO Article 4 with a warning of possible force against repeat violations.

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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk holds an extraordinary government meeting at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, with military and emergency services officials, following violations of Polish airspace during a Russian attack on Ukraine, in Warsaw, Poland, September 10, 2025. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/ File Photo
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Overview

  • The Security Council meets Monday at Estonia’s request after three Russian MiG-31s spent about 12 minutes inside Estonian airspace near Vaindloo and within roughly 12.5 miles of downtown Tallinn.
  • NATO scrambled Italian F-35s under the Eastern Sentry posture, with Sweden and Finland launching quick-reaction aircraft to shadow the intruders before they exited.
  • Estonia reports the jets had no flight plans, transponders switched off and no radio contact, while Russia’s Defense Ministry denies any airspace violation.
  • President Donald Trump pledged to defend Poland and the Baltic states if Moscow escalates further, as allied leaders issued coordinated condemnations of the breach.
  • Regional tensions persisted as Germany and Sweden intercepted a Russian IL-20 over the Baltic Sea, and Lithuania and Latvia lodged formal protests over the Estonian incursion.