Estonia / 2025-11-24-ee-1
airspace incident: Ämari area (2025-11-24)
/ date of the event
What happened
Two Italian Eurofighter Typhoons intercepted a Russian 'special' training aircraft, a Tu-134A-4 known to NATO as the 'Black Pearl', escorted by a pair of Su-30SM2 and a Tu-134UBL, flying over Ämari as part of Operation Eastern Flank.
The word "Russian" in this description comes from the source's account of where the object was made or what type it is. It is not a finding about who sent it or on whose orders. This record carries no assessment of responsibility: see the attribution band below.
Responsibility and limits of the evidence
not assessed
Nobody has yet assessed responsibility for this record. Not assessed is not the same as not established.
Impact
- killed
- not established
- injured
- not established
- damage
- not established
Sources
- Naruszenia przestrzeni powietrznej nieobjętej działaniami wojennymi podczas wojny rosyjsko-ukraińskiej
pl.wikipedia.org / secondary source
supports: the record