The Russian fighter violated NATO airspace
Reuters, citing the Estonian authorities, said that the violation of the airspace by the Russian fighter lasted for about one minute.
The head of the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs added that this event treats this event « very seriously. According to foreign media, the Russian fighter » checked « the situation after Estonia tried to stop the ship from » Shadow Fleet « .
The Estonian jacket escorts a suspicious tanker near the ESTLINK cable
The Estonian Navy carried out a tanker called Jaguar, who officially swam under the Gabon flag, but according to the authorities he was part of the so -called Russian shadow fleet. – To avoid any threat to Estonia’s underwater infrastructure, the ship was discharged from Estonian waters to Russian – said defense minister Hanno Pevkur.
The head of the ministry pointed out that Jaguar aroused anxiety about his connection with Russia. The jacket ship, helicopter and aircraft took part in the action. – We have prepared ourselves for the possibility that if this ship flows into the Estonian Economic Zone and approaches Estlinek (a submarine power connection with Finland), we will escort it and try to determine its status – said Pevkur in an interview with ETV.
He also emphasized that the purpose of the action from Tuesday was « signaling that the situation was taken seriously. » The background of this decision is a growing threat to submotial infrastructure in the region – in the last 18 months in the Finnish bay there has been damage to the gas pipeline, energy cable and several telecommunications cables by commercial ship anchors heading to or from Russian ports.
In addition, as noted by the commander of the Estonian Navy Commander Ivo Värk, the tanker « Jaguar », which sailed towards Russia, has no Bandera – he donated the daily « Postimees ».
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