Event 951

{
  "attack_type": "Airspace Violation",
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "Estonia",
    "Russia",
    "EE",
    "RU"
  ],
  "border_violation_modes": [
    "Air"
  ],
  "category": "Aviation",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Event is directly stated by the Estonian Foreign Minister with specific location/time, widely reported by Reuters.",
  "countries": [
    "Estonia",
    "Russia"
  ],
  "country": "Estonia",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "Estonia summoned Russia's charge d’affaires to lodge a protest after a Russian MI-8 helicopter violated Estonian airspace near Vaindloo Island in the Baltic Sea, with the Estonian Foreign Minister calling it a serious breach of international law.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-09-08T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Estonia summoned Russia's charge d’affaires after a Mi-8 helicopter crossed into Estonian airspace near Vaindloo Island.",
    "Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna stated this was the third such incident this year and called it a serious breach of international law."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Estonia summoned Russia's charge d’affaires in Tallinn on Monday to lodge a protest after a Russian MI-8 helicopter violated Estonian airspace near Vaindloo Island in the Baltic Sea, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said.",
    "\"This is the third such incident this year, a serious breach of international law,\" he said on X."
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://www.reuters.com/world/estonia-says-it-summoned-russia-diplomat-after-russian-helicopter-violated-2025-09-08/"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Airspace Violation",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Estonia summoned Russia's charge d’affaires after a Mi-8 helicopter crossed into Estonian airspace near Vaindloo Island.",
            "Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna stated this was the third such incident this year and called it a serious breach of international law."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [
    {
      "country": "Estonia",
      "notes": "Estonian Foreign Minister lodged an official protest and made a public statement on the breach.",
      "status": "Official Statement"
    }
  ],
  "headline": "Estonia says it summoned Russia diplomat after Russian helicopter violated Estonian airspace",
  "location_text": "near Vaindloo Island, Baltic Sea, Estonia",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_951_1763943819_45c33cbb.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://www.reuters.com/world/estonia-says-it-summoned-russia-diplomat-after-russian-helicopter-violated-2025-09-08/"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Estonia summoned Russia's charge d’affaires after a Russian helicopter breached Estonian airspace near Vaindloo Island.",
  "url": "https://www.reuters.com/world/estonia-says-it-summoned-russia-diplomat-after-russian-helicopter-violated-2025-09-08/"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "Airspace Violation",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "EE,RU",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "EE;RU",
  "Date": "8-Sep-25",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "Estonia says it summoned Russia diplomat after Russian helicopter violated Estonian airspace",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://www.reuters.com/world/estonia-says-it-summoned-russia-diplomat-after-russian-helicopter-violated-2025-09-08/",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "Airspace Violation",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}