Estonia triggers NATO Article 4 after Russian fighter jet airspace violation

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Estonia triggers NATO Article 4 after Russian fighter jet airspace violation  Three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets lingered in NATO-member Estonia's airspace for several minutes on Friday, according to Estonian authorities. Italian F-35s responded.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/19/russian-fighter-jets-violated-estonias-airspace-authorities-say  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:01Estonia has requested NATO Article 4 consultations after three Russian fighter jets entered its airspace for several minutes on Friday.

00:09The jets lingered for 12 minutes over the Gulf of Finland, Estonian officials said, with their transponders switched off.

00:17Estonia's foreign minister said the incident was a brazen attempt by Russia to test the boundaries of the NATO military alliance.

00:24The incident is the third time Russian assets have entered the airspace of a NATO member country in recent weeks.

00:30On Sunday, Romania said a drone from Moscow breached its airspace during an air raid on Ukraine,

00:35just one week after Poland shot down an unprecedented number of Russian drones over its skies.

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