Russia denies violating Estonia’s airspace

Russia denies violating Estonia’s airspace
A MiG-31 supersonic interceptor aircraft (Alamy/PA)

Russia’s Defence Ministry denied its aircraft violated Estonia’s airspace, after Tallinn reported three fighter jets crossed into its territory on Friday without permission and remained there for 12 minutes.

The incident, described by Estonia’s top diplomat as an “unprecedentedly brazen” incursion, happened just over a week after Nato planes downed Russian drones over Poland, heightening fears that Moscow’s war on Ukraine could spill over.

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