The Russian Federation denounced the accusations as unsubstantiated, repeating that on September 19, the Russian aircraft “did not deviate from the agreed route” and flew over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea, which is “confirmed by objective surveillance data.”
Russian Ministry of Defense
I am writing to urgently draw your attention and the attention of the members of the Security Council to yet another reckless and flagrant violation of the Charter of the United Nations and international law committed by the Russian Federation.
On 19 September 2025, three Russian armed MiG-31 fighter jets entered Estonian airspace for 12 minutes, penetrating up to 10 km deep inside our airspace. Russia had already violated Estonia’s airspace four times this year, but this incident marks a dangerous escalation and the most serious airspace violation so far. The armed fighter jets of the Russian Federation came within minutes of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia.
The incursion that happened on 19 September was not an isolated act, but part of a broader pattern of testing the resolve of Europe and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. On 9 September, Russia brazenly violated Poland’s airspace by sending 19 drones into Poland’s airspace; on 13 September, a Russian attack drone flew for nearly an hour over Romanian territory. The violation of Estonian airspace was another dangerous act to further escalate regional and global tensions as Russia continues its war of aggression against Ukraine that started with the illegal occupation and annexation of Crimea in 2014 and continued with the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
In light of the foregoing, and in accordance with Articles 34 and 35 of the Charter of the United Nations, Estonia requests the Security Council to convene an urgent meeting without delay, preferably on Monday, to address this violation of territorial integrity and the violation of the prohibition of the threat of use of force committed by the Russian Federation.
I have the honour, also, to request that Estonia be invited to participate in the meeting and to deliver a statement, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter of the United Nations and rule 37 of the provisional rules of procedure of the Security Council.
I kindly request that the Secretary-General of the United Nations be invited to brief the Council on this matter at the meeting.
I would be grateful if the present letter could be circulated as a document of the Security Council.