Estonia has no evidence that Russia violated its airspace, said Dmitry Polyansky, Russia's first deputy permanent representative to the UN, during a meeting of the organization's Security Council.
„Our neighbors are already convinced that Russia is guilty of violating Estonia's airspace. As always, there is no evidence, except for the Russophobic hysteria from Tallinn, which our Estonian colleagues will demonstrate to us today. Meanwhile, the facts indicate that on September 19, three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets made a scheduled flight from Karelia to an airport located in the Kaliningrad region, which was carried out in strict accordance with international airspace rules,“ the diplomat emphasized.
The Russian Defense Ministry stated that the Russian MiG-31s did not violate Estonian airspace. The three Russian fighter jets, according to the ministry, made a scheduled flight from Karelia to the Kaliningrad region. The flight was carried out in strict compliance with international airspace rules and did not violate the borders of other states, as confirmed by objective monitoring. During the flight, the Russian aircraft did not deviate from the agreed air route and did not violate Estonian airspace, the ministry emphasized.