“Estonia was not the target of the drone
attack. This was a device that strayed into
our airspace. In reality, misled by jamming.”
By Erkki Koort, Postimees
[Ust-Luga lies less than 50 kilometers from Auvere, Ida-Viru County, where a power station chimney was hit by a drone at around 3:43 a.m. Wednesday.]
“Estonian police authorized to bring down drones.”
ERR
Politsei saab vabad käed droone tõrjuda
Henry-Laur Allik | Ülle Harju
Postimees
“Riigisekretär Keit Kasemets saatis kooskõlastusringile eelnõu, millega antakse kaitseväele ning politsei- ja piirivalveametile (PPA) laiemad õigused droone rahuajal tõrjuda ja neid seirata. Samamoodi saavad kriitilise taristu omanikud ja riigikaitseobjektid õiguse enda territooriumi droonide eest kaitsta.”
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“Muudatused, mida on ette valmistatud suurenevast drooniohust ajendatult, võimaldavad PPA-l reageerida paremini ohtlikele tsiviildroonidele ja kaitseväel kõrvaldada sõjalisi drooniohte. Laiemad õigused peaksid ametiasutused saama alates juulist, kui riigikogu jõuab enne suvepuhkust eelnõu kinnitada.”
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“Droonide tõrjumise õigus laieneb ka riigikaitseobjektidel turvamisega tegelevatele turvaettevõtjatele ja siseturvakorraldajatele.”
https://www.postimees.ee/8441782/politsei-saab-vabad-kaed-droone-torjuda#
“Analüüs: Pange vaim valmis: Auvere droonirünnak oli tegelikult hea uudis.”
Postimees
“Venemaa püüab Ukraina tehtud õhurünnakuid siduda Balti riikidega.”
ERR
Õhuväe ülem: drooni ei võetud maha, sest see oli Vene piirile liiga lähedal
ERR
“Et Eesti ei ole selles sõjas otsene osapool, ei jaga ukrainlased meiega ka oma täpseid rünnakuplaane ning selles küsimuses ei toimu ka eelnevat teavitust ega koordinatsiooni, sõnas Valge.”
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"Kõige tõenäolisema versiooni kohaselt oli tegu eksinud Ukraina drooniga, mis sattus täiesti juhuslikult korstna otsa," sõnas Eesti õhuväe ülem Riivo Valge.”
Ukraine Hits Ust-Luga Oil Terminal in Largest Overnight Drone Attack of the Year
Politico | Moscow Times
“… between Tuesday and Wednesday, sparking a fire at the Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga in the northwestern Leningrad region. Governor Alexander Drozdenko said firefighters were battling a blaze at the port, which can handle around 700,000 barrels of oil exports per day. He did not provide details on the extent of the damage but said there were no casualties.”
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https://www.politico.eu/article/stray-russia-drone-power-station-chimney-estonia/
Ukraine hits Russia's key Baltic Sea oil port at Primorsk
Kyiv Independent
“Ukrainian forces targeted the Transneft oil terminal at the port of Primorsk in Leningrad Oblast. … Primorsk handles around 60 million tons of oil annually and is Russia's main oil export hub on the Baltic Sea. The port lies approximately 1,087 kilometers (675 miles) from Ukraine's nearest border point.”
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“Russian sources reported dozens of drones involved, with over 50 UAVs claimed downed across the region.”
“Giant fire raged for second day at Russian Baltic port of Primosrk.”
Novaya Gazeta
“Russian port fires are worsening Finnish air quality in border areas.”
Yle
“Several dozen tankers anchored in Gulf of Finland after attacks on Russian ports.”
ERR
“Ukrainian drone strikes reportedly halted 40% of Russia’s oil export capacity.”
The Moscow Time
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Poll: Nearly two-thirds of people in Estonia at least 'consider' leaving country
ERR
“The answer options to the question "Have you started weighing up whether to move away from Estonia" with the percentages who picked that option at the time of writing were:”
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“Yes, I intend to do so in the near future (15 %).”
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“I have thought about it, but don't have any concrete plans (40 %).”
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“No, as nowhere else is any better (27 %).”
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“I will consider this if the situation deteriorates.(8 %).”
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“I already live abroad (7 %).”
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“Other (3 %).”
AI was asked to imagine Estonia in 2050 and beyond
Northern Voices
“In most countries, “the AI future” is still a vague mood board: part fear, part marketing, part Silicon Valley fantasy. In Estonia, it is beginning to look more like public administration.”
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"But AI also gets Estonia wrong in a revealing way. It tends to imagine the future visually before it imagines it politically or culturally. So it gives you gleaming skylines, holograms, autonomous trams, glass towers, and blue-lit interfaces hovering above old stone streets. It imagines Tallinn as if it were trying to become Singapore with church spires. Yet Estonia’s real digital story has never been about spectacle. Its most radical achievement has been making systems disappear into ordinary life: taxes, signatures, records, voting, identity, school infrastructure. The likely future of Estonia is not cyberpunk. It is administrative minimalism. …”
https://www.thenorthernvoices.com/post/we-asked-ai-to-imagine-estonia-in-2050
Soome lahes on kinni pea 40 Vene varilaevastiku alust
ERR
“Ühe Venemaa suurima naftasadama Ust-Luga toimuva tõttu on praegu osa Vene varilaevastikust Soome lahes kinni. Mereväe sõnul on aluste siinviibimisel suurimaks ohuks merereostus. Mereväe viimastel andmetel on Soome lahes kinni umbes 40 Venemaa varilaevastiku alust, selgitas mereväe teabeohvitseri leitnant Aleksander Espenberg.”
https://www.err.ee/1609980096/soome-lahes-on-kinni-pea-40-vene-varilaevastiku-alust
Collapse of Atlantic current system would leave Estonia with harsh winters and warm summers
By Johannes Peetsalu
ERR
“A new study involving Estonian scientists shows that the last time the currents weakened, it led to harsher winters while still bringing summer warmth to Estonia.”
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“AMOC, or the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, consists of surface and deep currents that help keep Northern Europe's climate habitable.”
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“Scientists took a closer look at a period known as the Younger Dryas at the end of the last ice age, around 12,000 years ago, when AMOC suddenly weakened. To their surprise, they found that while winter temperatures dropped by up to 10 degrees compared with today — and in some places even by 22 degrees — summer temperatures remained relatively stable, ranging between 12 and 16 degrees Celsius.”
Kambja lähistelt leiti Eestis ainulaadse muinaslinnuse asupaik
Novaator
“Tartumaal Kambja vallas asuv Köstrimäe linnamägi sai kultuurimälestise staatuse. Arheoloogide sõnul on tegemist esimese omataolise leiuga Eestis.”
https://novaator.err.ee/1609980054/kambja-lahistelt-leiti-eestis-ainulaadse-muinaslinnuse-asupaik
Could Russia use fake separatists to destabilize Estonia and discredit NATO?
By James Rice
Atlantic Council
“Estonia’s Internal Security Service, which has earned considerable respect in recent years for a string of high-profile counterintelligence successes, has dismissed the “Narva People’s Republic” initiative as an information operation. Meanwhile, the Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service doubts any direct Russian government involvement.”
“A New Russian Game on the Borders of the Baltics.”
CEPA
“Anonymous social media accounts are calling for the secession of an Estonian county.”
Meduza
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“Eesti riigi võlg kasvas üle 24% SKPst.”
Estonian World Review
“Estonia’s median wage €1,724 a month.”
Estonian World
“Erakordselt rumal mõte on rajada uus gaasielektrijaam otse Vene piiri äärde.”
Peeter Tali, Postimees Arvamus
“Is Estonia ready to put 5,000 people to work on countering drones?”
Postimees
“Estonia Joins Agreement on Special Tribunal for Russia’s Aggression Against Ukraine.”
United24
“Kolme Mere algatuse parlamentaarne tippkohtumine keskendub taristuprojektidele.”
Riigikogu
“Estonia to unify all transport modes onto one platform.”
Cities Today
“Sirje ja Alar Karise perre sündis lapselaps.”
Delfi
“Tallinn cruise season gets off to an early start.”
ERR
“RMK teenis ligi 80 miljonit eurot kasumit.”
ERR
“Would the Taiwan Strait crisis pose security risks for Estonia?”
ICDS
“Andorra, Estonia and Iceland meet WHO guidelines on clean air.”
United Nations
“Estonia Ready to Send One Company to Ukraine for Peacekeeping Operations.”
MSN
“Polish PGZ to Acquire Estonian Autonomous and Counter-Drone Technologies.”
Militarnyi
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Around the Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea Is Europe’s Most Overlooked Power Map
Northern Voices
“The Baltic Sea matters more than many outsiders realize. It is not just a body of water between countries. It is the infrastructure layer beneath Northern Europe’s politics. If you want to understand how the region actually functions, you have to stop looking only at borders and start looking at connections. …”
https://www.thenorthernvoices.com/post/the-baltic-sea-is-europes-most-overlooked-power-map
Finns trust the U.S. about as much as they do Russia, China
Helsinki Times | Yle
“A new survey shows that 80 % of Finns believe trust in society has weakened in recent years, with confidence in the United States falling to one of the lowest levels among major global powers. The study, commissioned by SuomiAreena and the Nordic Council of Ministers and conducted by Verian, found that only 4 % of respondents believe the United States increases trust in the world. The figure places the US alongside China and India at 3 % and above Russia at 1 %”
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War in Iran not a Nato matter says Finland’s president
The Guardian
“Finland’s president Alexander Stubb insisted the war in Iran “is not a Nato matter” after US president Donald Trump lashed out against allies and said the US would “never forget” their unwillingness to get involved in the conflict.”
“My war is the war in Ukraine, Stubb said.”
Yle
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“Finland holds border security exercise on eastern frontier.”
Yle
“Latvia’s State Security Service issues statement on Muslim community.”
BNN
“Mesh networked ‘smart mines’ under development by Poland, Estonia, Ukraine.”
Euromaidan Press
“Drone that crashed in Lithuania was Ukrainian.”
Delfi
“NATRIX emergency drills under way in Latvia.”
LSM
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Putin’s Forever War
‘Are You All Cowards?’
Russian Universities Pressure
Students to Fight in Ukraine
Moscow Times
“When military recruiters arrived at the Lunin College of Transport Technologies in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk last month, they hoped they would find students willing to enlist as drone operators — but few took up the offer.”
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“College president Maria Kirsanova fumed that she had expected “her kids” — around 400 students over the age of 18 — to be “the first to go and defend their Fatherland.”
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“Who put the fear into you? Who will protect us?” she asked at a meeting with students, which was recorded by one of the attendees and published online. “Are you all cowards here sitting and being scared for your lives?” she said, scolding students for what she called a fear of returning home “in zinc coffins.”
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