On the night of September 1, 2026, two drones originating from Russia approached Estonia's border region. One drone briefly flew towards Narva but returned back before crossing the border, while another drone crossed into Southeastern Estonia near the border region, prompting the Estonian Defence Forces to issue an air threat warning and activate air defense units on the ground and NATO fighter jets from the Ämari Air Base. The situation was related to a larger Ukrainian drone strike against Russia around 02:00 local time, with approximately a dozen drones operating near the Estonian border. NATO responded swiftly and the air threat warnings were lifted by 05:00. Similar drone threat warnings were issued in Latvia's Alūksne region and the eastern part of Finland near the Gulf of Finland, where temporary aviation and maritime restrictions were imposed. Moscow reported that twelve Ukrainian drones were destroyed by air defense systems around 03:00 local time. The Estonian authorities advised civilians to take shelter and report drone sightings. The overall situation was resolved without falling drones or missile incidents in Estonia.

On the night of September 1, 2026, two drones originating from Russia approached Estonia's border region. One drone briefly flew towards Narva but returned back before crossing the border, while another drone crossed into Southeastern Estonia near the border region, prompting the Estonian Defence Forces to issue an air threat warning and activate air defense units on the ground and NATO fighter jets from the Ämari Air Base. The situation was related to a larger Ukrainian drone strike against Russia around 02:00 local time, with approximately a dozen drones operating near the Estonian border. NATO responded swiftly and the air threat warnings were lifted by 05:00. Similar drone threat warnings were issued in Latvia's Alūksne region and the eastern part of Finland near the Gulf of Finland, where temporary aviation and maritime restrictions were imposed. Moscow reported that twelve Ukrainian drones were destroyed by air defense systems around 03:00 local time. The Estonian authorities advised civilians to take shelter and report drone sightings. The overall situation was resolved without falling drones or missile incidents in Estonia.