Russian warplanes breach NATO airspace in ‘dangerous provocation’ over Estonia – POLITICO

Three Russian fighter jets flew into Estonian airspace on Friday in what would appear to be the third attempt by the Kremlin this month to test NATO’s eastern border.

The MiG-31 aircraft — heavy interceptors capable of carrying Russia’s Kinzhal hypersonic missile — entered via the Gulf of Finland. The jets circled for about 12 minutes and NATO scrambled Italian F-35s to repel them.

The incursion comes after Russia last week also sent drones into Poland and Romania, two other frontline NATO members.