The General Staff of the Defence Forces of Estonia accused Russia of intersection of the air borders of the state. At the request of the Estonian military December 25, violated the country’s airspace Russian reconnaissance aircraft An-72, said on Monday, December 29, RIA Novosti.
«AN-72 came on December 25 at the Estonian airspace in the area Vayndloo island at a depth of 1.2 nautical miles and stayed there for about a minute. Aircraft transponder was turned on, the flight plan was provided in advance. According to the flight plan, the AN-72 was supposed to fly in international airspace, “- officially declared main headquarters.
The Estonian media claim that the Estonian Foreign Ministry intends to present in this communication a note of protest to the Russian ambassador.
Russian Defense Ministry confirms the flight, but denied breaking boundaries.
«December 25, 2014 military transport aircraft An-72 Russian Ministry of Defence made a scheduled flight from St. Petersburg to Kaliningrad region. The flight was on a specified route over neutral waters of the Baltic Sea in strict accordance with international rules without violating airspace boundaries of Estonia and other countries, “- said the defense department.
This is not the first such incident this month . In particular, December 9 Estonia has advanced the same claim with a similar scenario.
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