Overview

• Estonia secured an emergency UN Security Council session for Monday at 16:00 MESZ after reporting three Russian MiG‑31s spent about 12 minutes in its airspace near Vaindloo, a claim Moscow rejects.
• NATO scheduled Article 4 consultations for Tuesday at Tallinn’s request, citing threats to a member’s security after recent violations reported by Estonia, Poland and Romania.
• Germany said two Eurofighters scrambled from Rostock-Laage on Sunday identified a Russian IL‑20M in international airspace with its transponder off and handed the escort to Swedish NATO partners.
• Political pressure is rising in Europe over rules of engagement, with some German and regional leaders urging the option to shoot down violators while others warn that force should remain a last resort.
• Russia and Ukraine traded new drone and missile strikes with civilian casualties reported in Crimea and Ukrainian cities, as Kyiv also claimed localized gains near Pokrovsk that may have split Russian units into several pockets.