Early Wednesday morning, June 3, an air threat was declared in Estonia and Latvia due to detected drones. In the border regions of both countries, warnings were issued to the population, and NATO air policing fighters were scrambled to intercept potential targets. This was reported by LRT, according to UNN.
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It is noted that on Wednesday, the Estonian Defense Forces issued a warning regarding drones.
According to the message published at 4:37 local time (same as Lithuanian time), a possible air threat was detected in the counties of Tartumaa, Jõgevamaa, Viljandimaa, Valgamaa, Põlvamaa, and Võrumaa.
If you see a drone, take cover and call 112
Several residents of Võru told ERR that they heard a noise early in the morning that could have been related to a drone.
The operation of Tallinn Airport was not disrupted by the air threat in the eastern and southern counties, and flights departed on schedule.
At 6:04, the Defense Forces released a new message stating that the air threat across the entire territory of Estonia had ended.
Latvia also warned of a possible air threat
The National Armed Forces of Latvia on Wednesday announced a warning about a possible threat to the airspace in the Alūksne region.
At 4:59, a yellow warning was sent to the residents of the Alūksne region regarding a possible threat in Latvian airspace. At the same time, the message did not require immediate action from the population.
Fighters from the NATO air policing mission were scrambled into the airspace.
Around 6:20, information was received that the possible threat to the airspace in the Alūksne area had been eliminated.
Earlier in the morning, a similar warning due to drones was also announced in the eastern part of Estonia.