Parts of a drone were found in Tartu County, south Estonia on Tuesday morning after a night of alarms about “potential air threats” as Ukraine continues its attacks on Russia’s Baltic ports.
The debris was found in Kastre Municipality in Tartu County. This is the second drone found within a year in the region.
Photographs taken by ERR’s reporters show the parts, including what appears to be a propeller, lying in a field.
The security services are on-site.
At a press conference held at 10 a.m., Deputy Director General of the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) Veiko Kommusaar confirmed that drone debris had been found in Kastre municipality.
He said reports that possible drone parts have been found in other locations are being investigated.
Earlier on Tuesday morning, Estonian Defense Forces Col. Uku Arold told ERR: “Several drones entered Estonia today and were detected both by radar systems and fighter jets.”
He said no drones were shot down over Estonian territory.
The air threat warnings were issued for most regions of the country on Tuesday morning.
“First, multiple different systems were moving and entered Estonia at various locations. Aerial objects do not remain stationary; they move from one place to another. There were more incidents than the three alerts, but an exact number cannot be given, as the official air picture is not public information,” Arold explained.
The EDF said the threat had passed at 6 a.m. “The alert has ended; there is currently no threat in Estonian airspace.”
Last week, a Ukrainian drone entered Estonia’s airspace and hit a chimney at the Auvere Power Plant. Last August, a Ukrainian drone crashed in a field in Tartu County.
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