The aircraft belonging to the Russian Ministry of the Interior on Wednesday afternoon in the area of ??the island of Vindloo violated the Estonian air border.

This was reported by the press service of the General Staff of the Estonian Defense Forces, according to which the Ministry of the Interior of the Russian Federation owned Tu-154M aircraft on Wednesday afternoon in the area of ??the Vaydloo Island entered the airspace of Estonia.

This violation was the second this year violation of Estonian airspace by Russian aircraft, notes postimees. ee.

The aircraft transponder was switched on, by the time the Estonian air border was violated, the aircraft crew did not submit the flight plan to the Estonian side. With the aircraft, Estonian air traffic controllers did not have a radio contact.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia on Wednesday summoned the Russian Ambassador in Tallinn and handed him the corresponding note.

For the first time this year, the Russian IL-76 violated the Estonian air border in the afternoon of March 12.

Last year, Russian air vehicles violated the border of Estonia two times.

On May 3, 2017, a Russian state-owned aircraft in the vicinity of the Vindloo Island violated Estonia's air border. The IL-96 aircraft of the Special Flight Team "Russia", subordinated to the Administration of Affairs of the President of the Russian Federation, entered the airspace of Estonia in the vicinity of the island of Vindloo in the evening, without diplomatic permission. The airplane transponder was switched on, but by the time the Estonian air border was violated, the aircraft crew did not submit the flight plan to the Estonian side, there was also no radio contact with it.

On November 21, 2017, the Il-76 aircraft belonging to the Russian Federation in the area of ??the Vaydloo Island entered the airspace of Estonia, where it stayed less than one minute. The airplane transponder was also turned on, by the time the Estonian air border was violated, the aircraft crew had presented the flight plan to the Estonian side. With the aircraft, Estonian air traffic controllers did not have a radio contact.

The year before last, Russian air vehicles violated the border of Estonia seven times.