Estonian General Staff head to Err: Russian fighter followed the shadow for more than two hours
Baltic Sea|According to Major General Vahur Karus, the head of the Estonian General Staff, the authorities had no intention of getting to the shadow, which the Estonian Navy was trying to stop on Tuesday.
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Vahur Karus, Head of the Estonian General Staff, tells the Estonian broadcasting company the details of Tuesday’s operation as the Estonian Navy tried to stop the Russian shadow vessel.
The Russian fighter followed the beginning for more than two hours and injured Estonia airspace for less than a minute.
Karus states that Estonia had no intention of getting on the ship, and the situation ended when the ship left Estonia’s household waters to the Russian region.
Estonian General of the General Staff, Major General Wax karus has opened the country’s broadcasting company For ERR Details of Tuesday’s operation, where the Estonian Navy sought to stop the tank vessel, a Russian shadow fleet.
The Navy tried to stop the Jaguar tank vessel because it was considered to be illegally sailing without a flag. At the same time, a Russian fighter insulted Estonia airspace for less than a minute.
The ship refused to cooperate, and eventually the Estonian guard ship brought it to Russia.
According to Karus, Estonia had no intention of boarding the ship. It was a conscious decision made when planning the operation, Karus tells ERR.
Tuesday morning Authorities found that a tank on traveling to Russia was approaching Estonia. It was suspected of sailing without a flag, which later became reality, Karus says.
Originally, the ship had announced that it would go under the Guinea-Bissau flag and later the crew claimed to be sailing under the flag of Gabon. However, according to the Gabon authorities, this has not been the case since Britain imposed sanctions on board, Err says.
At around 6:30 pm, the ship arrived in Estonia’s household waters near Naissaari Island.
« After that, the Navy contacted the ship to find out the position of the ship and check the flag state. The purpose was to take the ship to the anchor site to check the flag state and insurance, » Karus told ERR.
According to Karus, two Russian Air Force aircraft arrived, one of which injured Estonia airspace.
« During this so -called shading, which lasted for a total of 2.5 hours, a Russian plane injured Estonian airspace, » he said.
According to the Ministry for Foreign Airspace, the airspace was insulted at around 9 pm.
Vessel Leaving Estonia’s household waters to the Russian area at about 23.00 on Tuesday evening.
« The matter ended with us, » Karus said.
According to Karus, this was the first time that the Russian Air Force has actively sought to protect the shadow ship. However, he says the Russian Air Force has acted professionally except for airspace.
« The low overflows were not made, but the patrol stayed on the ship all the time, » Karus told ERR.
