TALLIN, Estonia (AP) — Estonia has temporarily closed access for its citizens to a road they normally use that passes through a stretch of Russian territory, after the interior minister reported on a group of Russian soldiers standing there, Estonia's public broadcaster said Sunday.

Estonia’s Police and Border Guard Board said in a statement Friday that the closure took place that day “after border guards observed a larger-than-usual unit moving on the territory of the Russian Federation.”

The Estonian border agency said that the closure of the kilometer- (half-mile-) long road through the Saatse Boot is necessary to ensure the safety of people in Estonia and to prevent possible incidents.

The Saatse Boot in southeastern Estonia is a small, boot-shaped area of Russian territory extendin

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