Estonia has installed anti-drone protection equipment on the border with the Russian Federation

Estonia has deployed the first stationary drone detection and monitoring systems on the southeastern section of the land border with Russia and plans to expand them to the entire land border of the country by the end of the year. This was announced on May 30 by the Estonian broadcasting company ERR.

"The first devices are installed and working. Of course, this is just the beginning: we are moving towards creating a drone network covering the whole of Estonia," said Estonian Interior Minister Igor Taro.

According to Taro, the country's eastern border is "well guarded," and the development of anti-drone capabilities increases the level of security not only in Estonia, but also in Europe as a whole. According to the Interior Ministry, the equipment has already been deployed in three areas between the Luhamaa border crossing and the junction of the borders of Estonia, Latvia and Russia.

Military insufficiency: why Helsinki is urgently learning how to shoot down drones

The Finnish Air Force has launched large-scale maneuvers on the border with Russia after a series of incidents involving Ukrainian UAVs.

A drone was shot down over Estonia on May 19. It was noted that this drone probably belonged to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), but lost its intended target — from Russia.

The next day, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte confirmed that the downed drone was Ukrainian. The head of the country's Defense Ministry, Hanno Pevkur, called on Kiev on May 10 to keep its UAVs away from the republic.