Teisipäeval toimus Eesti territooriumil kaks sündmust, mis olid seotud Venemaaga
Two events related to Russia occurred on Estonian territory on Tuesday
Eesti merevägi eskortis Vene tankeri ja Vene hävitaja rikkus Eesti õhuruumi.
The Estonian Navy escorted a Russian tanker and a Russian destroyer violated Estonian airspace.
On Wednesday, it became clear that the Estonian Navy escorted a Russian tanker in the Baltic Sea on Tuesday evening. The operation involved an Estonian Navy ship, helicopter, and aircraft.
Additionally, the Ministry of Defense announced that a Russian destroyer entered Estonian airspace on Tuesday evening. The destroyer was in Estonian airspace for less than a minute. The aircraft's transponder was turned off, and it had no flight plan.
According to the Defense Forces, the Russian destroyer violated Estonian airspace at the same time as the Estonian Navy was escorting the tanker. The Russian destroyer made contact with air traffic control via radio.
The escorting of the tanker Jaguar was the first time the Estonian Navy escorted a Russian vessel. This case became public through a Polish portal. The portal wrote that the tanker was delivering oil to Russia.
The video showed how an Estonian Army helicopter and aircraft circled nearby. Russian speech could be heard in the video. The captain said that they were being received with helicopters.
The Estonian Navy escorted the tanker from Estonian waters to Russian waters. By Thursday morning, the tanker had reached a Russian port.
According to the Defense Forces, the Navy's task is to guard the maritime border. Escorting ships is a common practice. The number of ships passing through the Gulf of Finland has increased over the past year.
Estonia has the right to inspect the documents of ships passing through its economic zone. The Defense Forces did not say how many times they have escorted or detained foreign ships.