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Helsinki, Jun 21 (AP) NATO member Estonia said Tuesday that a Russian border guard helicopter violated the airspace of the Baltic nation over the weekend, and Russia’s ambassador was summoned and given a note over the incident.<\/p>\n
Estonia’s military said in a statement that the Russian MI-8 helicopter entered the country’s airspace in southeastern Estonia in the Koidula area not far from the Russian city of Pskov without permission on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n
The helicopter was in Estonia’s airspace for almost two minutes, Estonia’s military said, adding that it hadn’t presented a flight plan, had its transponder switched off and failed to maintain radio contact with Estonian Air Navigation Services.<\/p>\n
The alleged intrusion was the second violation of Estonia’s airspace this year. Last year, Russian aircraft military and civilian violated Estonia’s airspace five times, the military said.<\/p>\n
On Friday, Russia’s ambassador to Denmark was summoned to the Danish foreign ministry after a Russian military vessel twice violated the country’s territorial waters off the Baltic Sea island of Bornholm.<\/p>\n
The incident happened while many Danish lawmakers were on the island for an annual gathering of politicians and lobbyists. (AP)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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