A drone that flew from Russian airspace hit the chimney of a power plant in Estonia on Wednesday morningthe Estonian Internal Security Service (ISS) said. According to her, no one was injured in the incident, nor was the energy infrastructure damaged. The government is planning an extraordinary session. TASR informs about it according to the report of the AFP agency.
- On Wednesday morning, a Russian drone crashed into the chimney of an Estonian power plant.
- No injuries or damage to infrastructure were reported in the incident at the Auvere power plant.
- According to the prosecutor’s office, the unmanned aircraft was not aimed at Estonia or the power plant.
- The head of the Estonian security service warns against the possible repetition of similar incidents.
- In Lithuania, a Ukrainian drone fell into Lake Lavysas after going astray.
According to the local ERR television, the drone penetrated the territory of Estonia around the time when the nearby port of Ust-Luga in the northwest of the European part of Russia was the target of a Ukrainian drone attack. The chimney of the Auvere power plant in the northeast of Estonia near the city of Narva on the border with Russia was hit.
The General Prosecutor’s Office said the drone was not aimed directly at the power plant or at Estonia in general. An investigation is currently underway to clarify the circumstances. “These are the consequences of Russia’s large-scale war of aggression,” noted ISS chief Margo Palloson, and at the same time expressed concern that similar incidents will be repeated in the future. His office also urged people who may have witnessed the incident to come forward.
Estonian Minister of Justice Liisa Pakostová informed that the government is to hold an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday morning in connection with the drone strike. Ten according to Enefit Power, which operates the Auvere power plant, it did not cause any damage to the equipment. Therefore, it does not expect a significant impact on the Estonian electricity grid.
The drone also entered the territory of Lithuania on Monday night. The Prime Minister there, Inga Ruginiené, confirmed that he had flown in from Ukraine and was originally involved in an attack against Russia, but apparently lost his way and crashed into the frozen Lake Lavysas about 20 kilometers from the border with Belarus.
