A spokesman for the Estonian Ministry of Defense, Kusti Salm, told the Finnish newspaperEvening paper that the security situation in the Baltic Sea has deteriorated in recent days.
– Exercises are underway where Russian forces are training on missile attacks on Estonian territory, he says.
In addition, he says that Russia has violated the airspace over the Baltics, the area consisting of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Russian helicopters have violated the airspace, and they have not done so by accident. It has happened several times in recent days, Salm claims.
Iltalehti writes that they are informed by NATO sources that the helicopters have trained on attack, but this has not been confirmed.
The Estonian Ministry of Defense considers the situation serious.
– Russia believes we do not deserve independence, and these actions emphasize this, Salm emphasizes.
Russia’s Defense Ministry has not commented on the reports, according to what Dagbladet can see.
INTENSE: Dramatic footage from a helmet camera shows intense moments from a melee in the city of Sievjerodonetsk. Video: Twitter / Marine_Ukraine. Reporter: Magnus Paus / Dagbladet TV sea view
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The security situation in the Baltic Sea region has worsened since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February. The area is strategically important, and connects countries such as Sweden, Finland, the Baltic countries and Russia. And now the first two have submitted formal NATO applications, which restricts Russia’s ability to have a military presence there, should they be accepted. Something they apparently want, even though Turkey has so far put sticks in the wheels.
In recent days, Lithuania has also incited the warrior, because it has closed to freight traffic on the railway line that runs through the country and to the Russian exclave, which is also surrounded by NATO country, Kaliningrad.
The EU foreign minister says the blockade is in line with EU sanctions, but Russia threatens with “serious consequences” if the country does not lift the ban.
