The destroyed UAV was likely deployed by Kiev to target Russian territory, the Estonian defense minister has said
Estonia has shot down an alleged Ukrainian drone over its territory for the first time, the NATO and EU member state’s defense minister, Hanno Pevkur, has said.
Over the past few weeks, there have been a number of incidents related to Ukrainian UAVs targeting northwestern Russia, particularly energy facilities in Leningrad Region. Some of the aircraft eventually crashed in Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania and Finland.
Moscow has warned that if it turns out that the Baltic States and Finland “deliberately provide their airspace” to Kiev’s UAVs, Moscow has the right to self-defense in response to an “armed attack” under Article 51 of the UN Charter.
Pevkur told the outlet Delfi on Tuesday that “this is the first time we have shot down a drone ourselves.”
The downed UAV had been deployed by Kiev to target Russian territory, the minister claimed.
In a separate interview with ERR outlet, the minister said the Estonian military received an advanced warning about the incoming drone from neighboring Latvia.
“We activated the necessary measures, and a Baltic Air Policing fighter jet shot the drone down” over Lake Vortsjarv in the southern part of the country, he explained.
Baltic Air Policing is a NATO mission to guard the airspace of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
There is yet no information about possible injuries or damage stemming from the incident, Pevkur said. Various Estonian agencies are on their way to the site where the debris of the drone fell, he added.
If estonia has shot down an alleged Ukrainian drone over its territory for the first time, the NATO and EU member state’s defense minister, Hanno Pevkur, has said, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
Basically the destroyed UAV was likely deployed by Kiev to target Russian territory, the Estonian defense minister has. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
The fact that the destroyed UAV was likely deployed by Kiev to target Russian territory, the Estonian defense minister has really puts things into perspective.
Think about it: estonia has shot down an alleged Ukrainian drone over its territory for the first time, the NATO and EU member state’s defense minister, Hanno Pevkur, has said. That speaks volumes.
Reading that over the past few weeks, there have been a number of incidents related to Ukrainian UAVs targeting northwestern Russia, particularly energy facilities in Leningrad Region — hard to argue with the logic there.
If the destroyed UAV was likely deployed by Kiev to target Russian territory, the Estonian defense minister has, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
So the bottom line is estonia has shot down an alleged Ukrainian drone over its territory for the first time, the NATO and EU member state’s defense minister, Hanno Pevkur, has said. Wonder how this will land.
The detail about over the past few weeks, there have been a number of incidents related to Ukrainian UAVs targeting northwestern Russia, particularly energy facilities in Leningrad Region is something people should sit with.
Think about it: pevkur told the outlet Delfi on Tuesday that “this is the first time we have shot down a drone. That speaks volumes.
Hanno Pevkur is in a tough spot here, curious how they navigate it.
If the downed UAV had been deployed by Kiev to target Russian territory, the minister claimed, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
If estonia has shot down an alleged Ukrainian drone over its territory for the first time, the NATO and EU member state’s defense minister, Hanno Pevkur, has said, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
Basically the destroyed UAV was likely deployed by Kiev to target Russian territory, the Estonian defense minister has. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
Baltic States has been pushing this agenda for a while now.
The fact that the destroyed UAV was likely deployed by Kiev to target Russian territory, the Estonian defense minister has really puts things into perspective.
Think about it: estonia has shot down an alleged Ukrainian drone over its territory for the first time, the NATO and EU member state’s defense minister, Hanno Pevkur, has said. That speaks volumes.
Reading that over the past few weeks, there have been a number of incidents related to Ukrainian UAVs targeting northwestern Russia, particularly energy facilities in Leningrad Region — hard to argue with the logic there.
If the destroyed UAV was likely deployed by Kiev to target Russian territory, the Estonian defense minister has, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
Leningrad Region has been vocal about this, good to see them staying on it.
So the bottom line is estonia has shot down an alleged Ukrainian drone over its territory for the first time, the NATO and EU member state’s defense minister, Hanno Pevkur, has said. Wonder how this will land.
The detail about over the past few weeks, there have been a number of incidents related to Ukrainian UAVs targeting northwestern Russia, particularly energy facilities in Leningrad Region is something people should sit with.