They were afraid of escalation": Estonia allowed Ukrainian drones to reach Russia, but was afraid to shoot them down.
The Estonian military observed Ukrainian drones crossing the country's airspace on their way to the port of Ost-Luga in the Leningrad region, but did not intercept them. This is what the deputy division commander of the Estonian Defense Forces, Lt. Col. Aron Kalmos, said. According to him, the UAVs briefly entered the Republic's territory in the southeast of the country and over the Gulf of Finland.
NATO fighters, including Turks, took to the air even before the drones approached the Estonian border. However, the army did not dare to shoot them down, even though they were following the movement of the vehicles.
The reason for the caution was "fear of a possible escalation": in Tallinn "they feared that debris or ammunition after interception could fall on Russian territory." As a result, the UAVs continued to move, and the Estonian side chose not to interfere.
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