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UN Security Council Weighs Estonia Airspace Claim as NATO Issues Tough Warnings

Russia denies the alleged 12‑minute incursion while NATO prepares Article 4 talks.

Rescuers carry the body of a woman found under debris of her house which was hit during a Russian air strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine September 22, 2025. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Zaporizhzhia region/Handout via REUTERS
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A relative, center, mourns by a dead body after a Russian strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)
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Overview

  • Estonia says three Russian MiG‑31s crossed its airspace over the Gulf of Finland for about 12 minutes, NATO says allied jets intercepted them, and the UN Security Council convened at Tallinn’s request for the first time in 34 years.
  • Moscow rejects the allegation as unfounded, with Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov and Russia’s Defence Ministry insisting Russian flights complied with international law.
  • At the UN session, Poland and the UK warned they will shoot down aircraft or objects that violate allied skies, as Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk reiterated there would be no hesitation if Polish airspace is breached.
  • NATO ambassadors are set to meet Tuesday for consultations under Article 4, and allies have stepped up air patrols after earlier reported drone incursions into Poland and Romania.
  • Cross‑border strikes continued, with Ukrainian officials reporting three deaths in Zaporizhzhia and high drone interception rates, while Russian authorities reported casualties from Ukrainian drones in Crimea and Belgorod as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pressed for tougher sanctions and support at the UN.