On Wednesday, 18 March, a Russian SU-30 fighter jet entered Estonian airspace near Vaindloo Island without permission, remaining for approximately one minute.
NATO Baltic Air Policing aircraft, operated by the Italian Air Force, conducted an identification flight in response.

The aircraft had no flight plan and no two-way radio contact with Estonian air traffic services.
MFA of Estonia summoned the Chargé d’Affaires of the Russian Embassy in Estonia and issued a diplomatic note. This was the first violation of Estonia airspace by a Russian aircraft this year.