Air threat alerts were issued across Estonia on Wednesday morning after Ukraine launched more attacks on Russia. The danger has now passed, the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) said.
The first EE-Alarm alert was issued at around 4 a.m. in the eastern Ida- Viru and Lääne-Viru counties, with residents being told to seek shelter if they saw a drone.
A second message was sent at approximately 5 a.m. to include a “potential air threat” in Tartu, Jõgeva, Viljandi, Valga, Võru and Põlva counties.
At 6 a.m. the EDF said the threat was over.
Several people living in Võru told ERR they heard a noise early in the morning that may have been related to a drone.
The EE-Alarm on June 3, 2026 was issued for counties in eastern and southern Estonia. Source: ERR
The air threat alerts issued by the Estonian Defense Forces on June 3, 2026. Source: ERR
Alerts have been issued several times in recent months in connection with Ukraine’s drone attacks on Russia’s oil infrastructure on the Baltic coast at Ust-Luga and Primorsk, around 30 kilometers from the Estonian and Finnish borders.
Several drones have been knocked off course and ended up in Baltic and Finnish airspace.
Overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday, Ukraine attacked the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal in Russia’s Leningrad Oblast, following attacks from Moscow that killed 23 people.
A possible air threat alert was also issued in Latvia on Tuesday morning, public broadcaster LSM reported.
The alerts were sent out by “Ole Valmis!” (Be Prepared) and Eesti.ee apps. For more information about where to find information during a crisis, read ERR News’ article here.
For information about how to act when an EE‑ALARM public warning alert is issued, see here.
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