{
  "id": 19727368,
  "title": "Ukraine Does Not Use Baltic States’ Airspace to Attack Russia — Foreign Ministry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/ukraine-does-not-use-baltic-states-airspace-to-attack-russia-foreign",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T23:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "UATV English",
    "slug": "uatv-english",
    "url": "https://uatv.ua/en/ukraine-does-not-use-baltic-states-airspace-to-attack-russia-foreign-ministry/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukraine's Foreign Ministry has firmly denied Russian allegations that Kyiv has utilized the airspace of the Baltic states to carry out strikes against Russia. Heorhii Tykhyi, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, made the denial public in response to Russian claims. According to Tykhyi, Ukraine has never requested or received permission from the Baltic states to use their airspace for attacks against Russia. Instead, Ukraine's long-range drone attacks on legitimate targets within Russian territory are conducted through Russian airspace. Tykhyi emphasized that Ukraine maintains close communication with Estonia and other Baltic countries in the wake of recent incidents, expressing gratitude for their sharing of Kyiv's perspective on the matter. The Ukrainian diplomat dismissed Russia's baseless claims, stating that Ukraine has never been granted permission to utilize the airspace of the Baltic states. Tykhyi attributed potential drone incidents to Russia's use of electronic warfare systems to divert drones from their intended paths. On November 11, several Ukrainian drones briefly entered Estonian airspace during an attack on Russia's Ust-Luga port in the Leningrad region. NATO fighter jets were deployed to respond to the situation. Warnings of a possible drone intrusion were also issued in Latvia and Lithuania that same day, along with an unidentified drone violating Finnish airspace. Russian propaganda outlets have continued to spread claims that Ukraine is using Baltic airspace for attacks on Russian territory. Estonian Prime Minister Kirsan Michal confirmed that Tallinn had not authorized the use of its airspace, attributing such incidents to Russia's ongoing full-scale war against Ukraine.",
  "summary": "Ukraine has never requested or received permission to use the airspace of the Baltic states for strikes against Russia, and its long-range drone attacks on legitimate targets inside Russian territory are conducted through Russian airspace. Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said this in response to Russian claims that Kyiv was using the airspace of its Baltic partners, UATV…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}