Unmanned drone falls into Lake Peipus near Russian-Estonian border
Lake Peipus
A drone fell into Lake Peipus on August 24. Estonian border guards tracked its flight near their border, according to ERR.
The Estonian Police and Border Guard Board reported that on the morning of August 24, border guards recorded the drone flying over Lake Peipus twice.
The first sighting occurred at 5:20 a.m. The border guards monitored its flight until it disappeared from radar, heading in the direction of Russia.
An hour later, radar on the Mustvee border also detected a drone on the Russian side. Its flight was tracked until it fell into the water in Russia, approximately six kilometers from the Estonian-Russian border.
The Police and Border Guard Board noted that the drones were not heading toward Estonia, and it remains unclear whether the same unmanned aerial vehicle was involved.
Explosion of a Russian drone in Poland
According to RBC-Ukraine, on the night of August 20, an explosion occurred in the town of Osiny, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. An unknown object fell and exploded in a field. Later, the Polish Ministry of Defense confirmed that a Russian drone had detonated.
Subsequently, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated that Poland and NATO allies must respond to the incident involving the Russian drone explosion on Polish territory.
On August 22, the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a diplomatic note of protest to Russia regarding the Russian drone explosion in Lublin Voivodeship.
