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Russian MiG-31s Busting Estonian Airspace Has Eastern Europe On Edge
['Howard Altman', 'Senior Staff Writer', 'Thomas Newdick', 'Piotr Butowski', 'Joseph Trevithick', 'Tyler Rogoway', 'Ivan Voukadinov']
The War Zone
Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyFighters from three nations responded to an intrusion of Estonian airspace by three Russian MiG-31 Foxhound interceptors on Friday.
The NATO jets were scrambled under the alliance’s new Operation Eastern Sentry, created to protect Eastern Europe.
— Dovilė Šakalienė (@DSakaliene) September 19, 2025“Earlier today, Russian jets violated Estonian airspace,” the alliance stated on X.
This is yet another example of reckless Russian behaviour and NATO’s ability to respond.”Earlier today, Russian jets violated Estonian airspace.
It is not completely unheard of for Russian aircraft to breach NATO airspace.
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