Russian pilots ignored signals from Italian jets responding from NATO's Baltic Air Policing Mission when they violated Estonian airspace, a senior Estonian military official said Saturday.

Three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets violated Estonian airspace for 12 minutes on September 19, which Estonia called an "unprecedentedly brazen" act and a "clear provocation".

French President Emmanuel Macron too criticised Russia and said on X," strongly condemn the incursions of Russian aircraft into Estonia.