Estonia has refuted Russian propaganda regarding the flight of Ukrainian drones

The Estonian Ministry of Defense has officially commented on the incident involving Ukrainian drones entering its airspace, citing Russia’s actions as the main cause of the incident. 

According to Ministry of Defense advisor Liisa Tagel, the drones veered off course or were redirected due to Russia’s active use of electronic warfare measures, including spoofing and signal jamming, RBC-Ukraine reports. The State Prosecutor’s Office and the Estonian Internal Security Service are currently leading the investigation into the circumstances of the incident.

The Estonian side categorically rejected Russian propaganda’s accusations of allegedly providing a corridor for attacks. Tagel emphasized that Estonia did not open its airspace for any attacks, and Ukraine did not make such requests. Tallinn voiced this position to prevent manipulation by the Kremlin, which is attempting to use technical navigation failures to discredit NATO countries and accuse them of direct involvement in the conflict.

Military experts note that the impact of Russian electronic warfare systems in border areas has become a systemic problem for aviation safety in the Baltic region. Estonia has assured its international partners that all details of the incident will be made public once the investigations are complete. The situation remains under the control of the country’s defense ministry, which continues to strengthen border monitoring with Russia to prevent similar incidents in the future. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing an official statement from the Department of Strategic Communications of the Estonian Ministry of Defense.

Two drones, likely belonging to Ukraine, also crashed on Finnish territory.

Finnish police reported the crash of another unidentified drone on Sunday, March 29. The incident occurred on sea ice near Mellsteninranta in the city of Espoo, in the Western Uusimaa region.

Ukrainian drones were in no way directed toward Finland, the Foreign Ministry stated. Kyiv has already provided the Finnish side with all necessary information to clarify the circumstances of the UAV crash and apologized for the incident. This was reported by Georgiy Tykhyi, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.