US EditionRussian Border Guard Vessel Violates Estonia's Maritime Border
- A Svetlyak-class patrol vessel entered Estonia's waters east of Vaindloo Island without permission on July 26, remaining for 35 minutes.
- Under Estonia's State Border Act, the Russian vessel failed to notify the Estonian Foreign Ministry at least 48 hours in advance of 'innocent passage'.
- Detection data show the Estonian Navy monitored the vessel in real time, confirmed the border violation up to half a kilometer inside Estonia's territorial sea boundary.
- On July 26, the Estonian Foreign Ministry summoned Russia's charge d'affaires, with Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna calling it `a serious and unacceptable incident`.
- This incident marks the first time in 2025 that a Russian naval vessel has violated Estonia's maritime border, amid Estonia's close ties to the European Union, NATO, and Kyiv.
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The State Major General of the Estonian Armed Forces reported that a Russian border ship entered the Estonian territorial waters without permission and remained there for 35 minutes.
Estonia reported the violation of its sea border by a Russian ship. A patrol boat of the Svjetlyak class of the Russian border guard had entered Estonian territorial waters illegally on Sunday morning near the Baltic Sea island Vaindloo. The Russian ship had invaded Estonian territorial waters up to half a kilometer deep beyond the sea border, the Estonian army reported. It had stayed there for almost 35 minutes. "Severe incident"The Foreign Off…
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