The Estonian Foreign Ministry has sent a protest note to Russia following an incursion into Estonian airspace by a plane of the Russian armed forces on Tuesday.
A Russian Antonov An-26 entered Estonian airspace without permission near Vaindloo Island at 9:51 a.m. on Tuesday, military spokespeople in Tallinn said.
The plane spent less than one minute in Estonian airspace. Its transponder was on and it had submitted a flight plan according to which it was to fly in international airspace. The plane was not in radio contact with Estonian Air Navi...
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