On September 19, 2025, Estonia accused Russia of flying three MiG-31 (Foxbat) fighter aircraft into its airspace near Vaindloo Island over the Gulf of Finland. According to the Estonian Ministry of Defense, the jets penetrated the country’s sovereign territory for approximately 12 minutes without flight plans, with transponders switched off, and without responding to Estonian air traffic control. NATO aircraft—Italian F-35s operating under the Baltic Air Policing mission—were scrambled in response.
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