Estonia receives apology from Ukraine over reported airspace breach

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi announced that Kyiv apologises to Estonia over an incident involving a Ukrainian drone entering the country’s airspace.

Russia continues to redirect Ukrainian drones into the Baltics with the use of its electronic warfare. And Moscow does this on purpose, together with intensified propaganda.

We apologise to Estonia and all of our Baltic friends for such unintended incidents. We have been and… https://t.co/MBltV6ngg6

— Heorhii Tykhyi (@SpoxUkraineMFA) May 19, 2026

"Russia continues to redirect Ukrainian drones into the Baltics with the use of its electronic warfare. And Moscow does this on purpose, together with intensified propaganda.

We apologise to Estonia and all of our Baltic friends for such unintended incidents. We have been and remain in close cooperation between our specialised institutions to get to the heart of the matter in each case and seek ways to prevent them, including with the direct engagement of our expert groups.

We reiterate that — contrary to Russian propaganda claims — neither Estonia, nor Latvia, Lithuania, of Finland have ever allowed to use their airspace for strikes against Russia. Furthermore, Ukraine has never requested such a use. 

Ukraine exercises its right to self-defense under Art. 51 of the UN Charter; our legitimate military targets are located in Russia; and we use the Russian airspace to get to them. 

The Russians have no right to blame Ukraine, the Baltic states, or Finland for the consequences of its actions and, more broadly, its war of aggression,” the spokesman wrote on X.

Earlier, a Ukrainian-origin drone was shot down in Estonia while heading toward targets in Russian territory.

By Jeyhun Aghazada