Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on September 19, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Two Russian jets violated a Baltic Sea safety zone, escalating NATO tensions. Estonia also reported airspace incursions.
WARSAW (Reuters) - Two Russian fighter jets violated the safety zone of the Petrobaltic drilling platform in the Baltic sea, Polish Border Guards said on Friday, adding that the Armed Forces and other services had been notified.
Estonia earlier said three Russian military jets had entered its airspace on Friday for 12 minutes in an "unprecedentedly brazen" incursion, amid rising tensions on NATO's eastern flank.
The Polish Border Guard wrote on X: "Two Russian fighter jets performed a low pass over the Petrobaltic platform in the Baltic Sea. The platform's safety zone was violated."
Last week Poland shot down suspected Russian drones in its airspace with the backing of aircraft from its NATO allies, the first time a member of the Western military alliance is known to have fired shots during Russia's war in Ukraine.
(Reporting by Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
A safety zone is a designated area around a facility, such as a drilling platform, where unauthorized access is restricted to ensure the safety of operations and personnel.
NATO, or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is a military alliance of countries from North America and Europe established for mutual defense against aggression.
Fighter jets are military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat against other aircraft, but they can also be used for ground attack missions.
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