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Estonia names those responsible for drone incident and refutes Russia’s propaganda

Thu, April 02, 2026 - 20:25
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There are two reasons why drones ended up in the country
Estonia names those responsible for drone incident and refutes Russia’s propaganda Illustrative photo: Ukrainian drones entered the airspace of Estonia (facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua)
Ukrainian drones ended up in Estonia because they were either redirected or went off course due to the actions of Russia, reports Liisa Tagel, an adviser on media issues at the Department of Strategic Communications of the Estonian Ministry of Defense.

"We know that the drones either strayed off course or were diverted. We also know that Russia uses all means of electronic warfare, including spoofing and jamming," she said.

Liisa Tagel added that the exact circumstances of the incident will be determined during an investigation led by the State Prosecutor’s Office, with the Estonian Internal Security Service conducting the probe.

"We also know that Russia utilises anything available for propaganda purposes. So we must stress that Estonia has not opened its airspace to anyone for the purpose of carrying out attacks. And Ukraine has not asked for it," she stressed.

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said that the aggressor state deliberately diverts Ukrainian drones toward Baltic countries and then uses such incidents for propaganda purposes. He added that Ukraine has intelligence data confirming this.

On March 29, several unmanned aerial vehicles violated the airspace of Finland and crashed in the southeastern part of the country. Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo confirmed that the drones that entered the country’s territory were Ukrainian.

In response, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry stated that Ukrainian drones were "in no way directed toward Finland." Kyiv suggested that the drones may have crashed due to the operation of Russian electronic warfare systems.

In addition, on March 25, drones from the aggressor country entered the airspace of the Baltic states. One of them struck the chimney of a power plant in Estonia, while another drone exploded in Latvia, after which its debris was found.

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