An emergency meeting was called by a NATO member country after the incident.

11:54, Wed, Mar 25, 2026 Updated: 12:05, Wed, Mar 25, 2026

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A drone entered Estonian airspace from Russia (Image: Getty)

Two Russian drones breached NATO airspace, with one hitting the chimney of a power station in Estonia and another crashing into the Latvian territory. Estonian media outlet EER said a drone that entered Estonian territory from Russian airspace hit a chimney at the Auvere power station in Ida-Viru County early on Wednesday morning.

No one was injured in the incident, and the power infrastructure was not damaged, they also added. Meanwhile, another incident was reported in Lativa where "on the night of March 25 at 3:43 am, a drone hit the chimney of the Auvere power plant. No one was injured in the accident," a spokesperson for the Internal Security Service (ISS/KAPO) said.

In Estoani, local media said the Prosecutor's Office said the drone was not intentionally directed towards the Auvere power plant or towards Estonia generally. "According to current information, the drone was not directed at Estonia. Initial actions are currently being taken, the investigation will clarify the more specific circumstances," Astri Asi said in a press release.

Justice Minister Liisa-Ly Pakosta, however, told ERR on Wednesday morning that the government is to convene for an emergency session concerning a "security incident".

The wreckage of the drone was found in the Kraslava region, near the border with Belarus, the Latvian government said.

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"No civilians were injured and no damage was caused to civilian infrastructure," it also said, addin that "the circumstances of the incident are being investigated".

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