NATO fighter jets scrambled early Tuesday in response to drones breaching Estonian airspace, with alerts issued across multiple Baltic regions before authorities declared the threats over.

The Estonian Defense Forces confirmed that drones entered the country’s airspace near its eastern border, prompting public warnings in Lääne-Viru and Ida-Viru counties at around 3 a.m. The alerts later expanded to Tartu, Jõgeva, Viljandi, Valga, Võru and Põlva counties, urging residents to seek shelter if they spotted a drone. At 5:58 a.m., Taavi Laasik, head of the EDF’s press department, told ERR the warning had been lifted nationwide, with the government’s crisis website noting the threat ended at 5:30 a.m.

Col. Uku Arold, head of the EDF’s Strategic Communications Department, said drones moved parallel to Estonia’s eastern border and Latvia’s eastern border before entering Estonian airspace. Turkish Air Force fighter jets, stationed at Ämari Air Base as part of NATO’s Baltic air policing mission, were scrambled in response. Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna stated on X that “NATO reacted swiftly and exactly as planned,” adding that such incidents stem from Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Latvia issued its own airspace alerts in the eastern Alūksne and Ludza districts, both near the Russian border. The National Measurement Standards Laboratory (NBS) initially urged residents to take cover, citing a “threat” in Latvian airspace, though its press release avoided labeling it as a yellow or orange alert. Social media posts from NBS later included the hashtag #oranžaisbrīdinājums (orange warning). Authorities in Alūksne lifted the alert by 5:02 a.m., while Ludza’s warning was also rescinded shortly after being issued. NATO Baltic Airspace Patrol Mission jets were activated, but it remains unclear whether they intercepted the drones.

Estonian Air Force Commander Brig. Gen. Riivo Valge specified that one drone crossed into southeastern Estonia, while another flew toward the eastern border city of Narva.

Romania also detected two aerial targets near its border with Ukraine at 11:30 p.m. Monday, approximately 24 kilometers northeast of Vâlcove, Ukraine. The Romanian Ministry of Defense (MApN) scrambled two Spanish F-18 jets and a Romanian IAR-330 PUMA SOCAT helicopter to monitor the situation. A Ro-Alert message was sent to residents in northeastern Tulcea County at 11:56 p.m., but no incursions into Romanian airspace were reported. Pilots observed explosions in Ukraine, and the alert was lifted at 1:15 a.m. Tuesday.

Leningrad Oblast Governor Alexander Drozdenko reported that 38 drones were destroyed over the region, which borders Estonia, early Tuesday, with damage confirmed at the Port of Ust-Luga. Finland’s Defense Forces restricted aviation and shipping in the eastern Gulf of Finland in response to possible drones.

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adevarul · about 2 hours ago

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news.err · about 4 hours ago

Der er ikke længere en trussel mod Letlands luftrum

dr.dk · about 4 hours ago

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news.err · about 4 hours ago

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dr.dk · about 5 hours ago

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lsm latvia · about 6 hours ago

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lsm latvia · about 6 hours ago

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lsm latvia · about 6 hours ago

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dr.dk · about 6 hours ago

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