On Thursday at 12:10 p.m. an Antonov-72 aircraft of the Russian armed forces entered the Estonian airspace without permission near Vaindloo island, military spokespeople in Tallinn said.

The plane spent less than a minute in Estonian airspace. Its transponder was on and it had filed a flight plan according to which it was to fly in international airspace. The plane did not have radio contact with Estonian Air Navigation Services.

A representative of the Foreign Ministry handed a note of protest to a representative of the Russian mission on Thursday.