TALLINN, Estonia — 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.

The 12-minute incursion was the latest test of the alliance's ability to respond to Russian airborne threats after around 20 Russian drones entered Polish airspace on Sept. 10.

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A senior Estonian military official said Russian pilots ignored signals from Italian jets during a 12-minute violation of Estonian airspace

Russia's Defense Ministry denied the incident, which happened near an Estonian island in the Baltic Sea

Estonian officials responded by saying the country plans to request NATO consultations under Article 4, but said there's no need to trigger NATO

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