Russian jets breached Nato airspace on Friday, in what officials called a “brazen” incursion into Estonian territory — the third airborne incident against an eastern member of the defence alliance in just over a week.
Three MiG-31 fighter jets flew above the Baltic country for 12 minutes on Friday, prompting Nato to send Italian F-35 fighter jets in response.
European and Nato officials condemned the incident, which comes after Nato jets shot down Russian drones that entered Poland’s airspace last week — the first direct confrontation between the western defence alliance and Russian military assets since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.