Moscow denies its fighter jets crossed the NATO state's border
The Russian Defense Ministry has denied that its warplanes entered Estonian airspace. Estonia earlier claimed that three Russian aircraft violated its airspace for 12 minutes on Friday in what it called an "unprecedented brazen" incursion.
In a brief statement on Saturday, the Russian Defense Ministry said three MiG-31s were conducting a routine flight from Karelia, east of Finland, to an airfield in the Kaliningrad region, a Russian exclave bordering Poland and Lithuania.
The jets flew over neutral waters of the Baltic Sea, more than 3 kilometers from Estonia's Vaindloo island, "without violating Estonian airspace," the MOD said.
"The flight was carried out in strict accordance with international airspace regulations and without crossing the borders of other countries," the ministry added.
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