Estonia, Romania report drone incursions amid Russian and Ukrainian aerial attacks
One drone crossed into southeastern Estonia, while another flew toward the border city of Narva but changed course before entering the country’s airspace, Estonian Air Force Commander Brigadier General Riivo Valge told public broadcaster ERR.
Estonia and Romania both detected drone incursions on September 1 as Russia carried out a broad aerial assault on Ukraine, with Ukrainian drones striking western Russia. Estonia's Air Force Commander Brigadier General Riivo Valge reported a drone entering the country's southeastern airspace around 2 a.m. Valge's forces responded by activating ground-based air defenses and issuing public warnings.
A NATO jet from Amari Air Base also scrambled in response. The drone eventually veered away from Estonian borders without crossing. Thirty minutes later, another drone entered southeastern Estonia, triggering additional alerts. Though the strikes damaged a port in Russia's Leningrad Oblast, no drones crashed in Estonia and no casualties or damage were reported.
In Romania, a drone crashed in a field near the Moldovan border, containing explosives. Romanian Intelligence Service specialists labeled it as carrying explosives and performed a controlled detonation. Romania's response to drone incursions has become more aggressive, with forces destroying a suspected naval drone near the Neptun Deep gas project in the Black Sea recently.
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