The Estonian Defense Forces claim that a Russian Su-27 fighter entered the air space Baltic republic.
The border was violated in the area of Windloo Island. The combat aircraft was over the territory of Estonia for less than one minute. At the same time, the Su-27 transponder was turned off, and the pilot did not get in touch with ground services, the agency writes. RIA News.
“Estonia considers this a very unfortunate and serious incident, especially given that such violations have occurred repeatedly,” the Estonian Foreign Ministry said.
The Foreign Ministry also reported that the Charge d’Affaires of the Russian Federation was summoned to the Foreign Ministry, where he was handed a note.
On January 28, the Russian military published information about foreign intelligence officers seen near the borders of the Russian Federation. It follows from them that over the past week, the country’s air defense forces have detected 32 spy planes and 19 drones.