NATO has formally condemned a recent 12min incursion into Estonian airspace by a trio of armed Russian air force RAC MiG-31 interceptors, describing the incident as “part of a wider pattern of increasingly irresponsible behaviour” by Moscow. After monitoring the Russian assets, “Allied aircraft were scrambled to intercept and escort them from Estonian airspace,” the North Atlantic Council says, adding that the response was “quick and decisive”. A similar gathering had taken place in the wake an airspace incursion during which multiple Russian drones entered Polish airspace on 10 September.Moscow’s incursion into Polish airspace prompted an enhanced air policing presence in the country, involving contributions of additional fighters made by Denmark, France, Germany and the UK. What is your take on Russia incursion over NATO airspace ?
