Estonia is extfinishing a fence along its border with Russia and building anti-tank ditches and bunkers in preparation for a potential conflict with Moscow
A drone reveals an aerial view of the Estonia-Russia border near Vinski, Estonia, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Hfinishrik Osula)
By EMMA BURROWS – AP European Security Correspondent
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VINSKI, Estonia (AP) — Estonia is extfinishing a fence along its border with Russia and building anti-tank ditches and bunkers in preparation for a potential conflict with Moscow. But those defenses won’t guard against the threat that Estonia and its NATO allies face from Russian drones and electronic warfare.
From the Baltics to the Black Sea, countries bordering Russia, Belarus and Ukraine are facing the spillover from Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
saw pu ot ot ot sdnasuoht siht eht taht taht taht taht detegrat detseggus thgiltops enohs delbmarcs dnopser no slaiciffo fo rallod-noillimitlum htnom stej ti ti otni otni .lanoitnetni noisrucni ni seloh dah dedne senord senord deined ,sesnefed gnihsarc .edisyrtnuoc tsoc tub eb sa dna ria tuoba a ehT naissuR aissuR hsiloP hsiloP ,dnaloP dnaloP s’OTAN 02
enord“ htiw lliw “.llaw ot emos ,melborp sretsinim teem gniworg ssucsid esnefed gnitaerc a a noinU yadirF decaF naeporuE
dluow htiw .keew denraw detaloiv ot staerht eht taht taht .dias dias no slaiciffo fo ,selissim tsal swonk stej stej sti ti ti si yfitnedi woh retaerg rehtruf morf rethgif senord dnefed gnilaed ,egnellahc sehcaerb yna dna hguohtla ecnailla ,ecapsria tsniaga retfa a yadseuT naissuR aissuR OTAN ainotsE tuB
tsom“ sihT“ erew ew ot eht ”.evlos .dias laer fo ton si evah pag senord “,detceted a ,dnaloP rukveP retsiniM nI onnaH nainotsE esnefeD
— — dlot eht taht taht ,lacigolonhcet gnivlos tes seriuqer .smelborp slaiciffo fo fo srebmem morf laicnanif senord esnefed gnidnefed seirtnuoc xelpmoc citarcuaerub redrob dna dna dna dna tsniaga a ehT aissuR sserP OTAN yratiliM ainauhtiL aivtaL ,ainotsE UE citlaB detaicossA
pu ot ot yeht ,neht taht ygolonhcet ygolonhcet deeps os wols .dias ylkciuq noitcudorp tnemerucorp detadtuo won sdeen .shtnom si ni neve enord ,selcyc dluoc repaehc yub thguob eb gnihtyna dna dna gnicnavda eporuE tuB
doog“ tahW“ ohw taht ygolonhcet dias decudorp ”,deen ,yratilim ”.ssam s’ti si si ni ,hguone sdnammoc nac eb dna elbadroffa ,olireM .tL I lareneG s’ainotsE surdnA
I“ lliw hcihw hcihw stegrat .dias ylno ,eno fo deen ni ”,sderdnuh dne-hgih eh erif t’nod seitilibapac nac eb gnikcatta tsniaga I
Europe’s drone challenge
yrettol“ ”,sniw gnisu pot tekcit taht dias laiciffo thgin si si ni remrof yreve hcae senord enord esuaceb ta syawla a a ,eniarkU ,mlaS aissuR .yrtsiniM itsuK s’ainotsE esnefeD
htiw ohw naht gnihtemos ecnis stoohs dias snur ,ro won erom .selissim selissim ,elissim tsoc-wol ti ti fi stih ,secnanif evisnepxe rehtie ,senord enord sniard nwod gnipoleved sesnefed ynapmoc esuaceb era enord-itna dna ria a a a eniarkU s’tahT ,seigolonhceT mlaS s’viyK grubneknarF
yrev“ htiw retsinim-eciv ”gnidnatsrednu ot ot ,staerht staerht yeht hcus dias yldipar ,senalp fo fo deen lanoitan selissim evorpmi woh evah doog enord .esnefed dnefed gnilaed seirtnuoc lanoitnevnoc ta sa dna tsniaga a samoT OTAN s’ainauhtiL ,saksuaildoG hguohtlA
saw .erafraw esoht eht smetsys yllacificeps tup snoitpo no fo enon snoitan elissim stej otni sretpocileh rof welf rethgif senord enord dengised deyolped esnefed kcatta dna dna .trela nehW naissuR ,dnaloP OTAN tuB
ot ot ot ot ereht s’taht naht ,smetsys detseggus gnihtemos .dias yltrap ,rehto ro erom erom ssel .ti s’ti ti si tnemtsevni tpecretni ni evah sah teg ylf gnirif reisae hcae senord enord poleved tceted enord-retnuoc neeb neeb esuaceb ta dna dna a eniarkU mlaS aissuR eH hguohtlA
.raey ,doow nehw ot siht yeht smetsys gnihcraes radar enerytsylop citsalp .enalp ro ro ro sevitarepo fo ton elissim thgim thgim ,latem edam edam gniylf-wol kool ekil gnihcnual ti edisni morf morf rof ,ssalgrebif gnivom-tsaf tceffe senord senord did gnitatsaved detceted sesnefed ,yrtnuoc nac ssapyb yb yb sdrib eb dekcatta sa osla sdleifria a a a eniarkU ,wolS naissuR ymenE
ruoy tuohtiw gniyrt ot eht lacigolonhcet .dias ,nwo rehto maj gnidulcni ,seldruh s’ymene senord gnittuc snoitacinummoc era dna osla erehT olireM
Multiple drone incidents
— — t’nsaw eht nretsaehtuos tnes .dias ylbissop ffo fo yratilim dednal gnimmaj ,ti ni ni dleif cinortcele enord gnitceted dehsarc esruoc elbapac yb esuaceb a a nainiarkU naissuR olireM tI nI .ainotsE ,tsuguA
— — hcihw desu ot ot ecnallievrus pots yratilim tsol ,gnimmaj lagelli evah sah ecrof rof rof .sthgilf senord gnitpursid sgnissorc redrob redrob demalb neeb dna dna osla osla ehT naissuR nainotsE
erehw saw deifitnedinu ciffart ereht eht sgnithgis lareves revo no elpitlum yratilim gnidulcni ni ni ni sruoh evah evah detlah rof seitilicaf senord enord dehsarc neeb ta dna dna dna dna stropria ria ,.K.U ,ainamoR rehtO yawroN .yadnoM ,avodloM ainauhtiL ,aivtaL ,ynamreG ,eporuE ,kramneD negahnepoC tropriA
thgir“ ot taht evlos swohs dias melborp snoitarepo fo fo rebmun ”,won sdeen sti noitamrofni stnedicni daeh enord ta dna sisylana ,snitūT ehT sirāM s’aivtaL tnioJ .sretrauqdaeH secroF eporuE .loC
Drone wall
llaw ot ot hguoht eht eht troppus tros emos lasoporp .eno fo sredael tnioj si ni gniworg gnidnuf rof gnihsilbatse hsilbatse nretsae enord deined ,redrob colb gnoma gnola a erehT hcraM naeporuE ainauhtiL-ainotsE s’UE noitan-72
t’now ot eht eht metsys troppus .dias ,tcejorp ezitiroirp sdeen si aedi ,gniworg gnidnuf rof rof .ysae enord esnefed gnitaerc eb hguohtla yllautca a ehT rukveP UE tuB
cinortcele“ senorD“ deppaz dluow ”llaw ylekilnu ot yeht eht taht gnitseggus ,dias ton ”,seotiuqsom retsinim esnefed yb .sredrob eb eb era na gnola s’OTAN nainotsE
elihw sesu desu desu sepyt ot ot ot esoht niht meht taht taht taht taht niamer ,ecnassiannocer daolyap ro fo on ynam gnikam .maj ecnegilletni gnidulcni ni ni elbissopmi hgih rof ,gniylf ylf citpo-rebif tsuahxe neve ,senord senord dengised .sesnefed yoced yrrac elbac skcatta dehcatta ta era era era dna dna ,edutitla osla ria a eniarkU erehT aissuR
… cinortcele“ erafraw ot llams ,srosnes .dias olireMs nalp ro sdeen dereyalitlum selissim tsoc-wol gnidulcni ”,senord senord dnefed kcatta ,hcaorppa osla tsniaga a ynA
Need for cheaper and more plentiful technology
yllaer“ ot ot emit eht taht ekat smetsys llits .dias elbissop ylno ,wen deen ,decudorp-ssam gnol ylegral s’ti t’nsi rof ”,evisnepxe enord poleved sesnefed t’nac yub retteb eb era dna a olireM hguohtlA
— — tnaw eht s’taht taht smetsys detseggus tneps gnihtemos yltrap no ton wen thgim .tekram evah gnipoleved esnefed esnefed sedaced seinapmoc repaehc rallod-noillib gib esuaceb dna ria eH
eht“ eW“ — ohw dnatsrednu ot siht yeht taht ygolonhcet trats emos ,dias noitseuq ”.gnicudorp si woh evah ”,emag tsaf ,tsixe seod nac tub dna gnidda olireM
esu eht ,ygolonhcet rellams yldipar nwo ,sthgualsno seno no ylthgin egnar-gnol .senil sti si gnidulcni tnorf rof senord gnipoleved kcatta dna eniarkU gnicaF
— — denrut ot ot er’yeht eht hcus emos rellams llams elor .noitcudorp yalp rehto ecno fo selissim sti ni ni evah esnefed esnefed lacitirc seirtnuoc seinapmoc seinapmoc gib sa enord-itna dna eriuqca a elihW s’mlaS OTAN aivtaL grubneknarF ,eporuE
hcihw snopaew desu egrahcobrut ot eht taht ,smetsys ,sputrats .dias .dias noitcudorp laemeceip sdeen erom t’nsi tsevni ni ,laedi eh enord tnereffid esnefed nac nac yb eb hcaorppa seilla ssorca a mlaS ,daetsnI naeporuE UE tuB
emitraw-imes“ ot ot ot ot ”gnikniht eht ygolonhcet hctiws .dias sdeen ,yratilim sti seirtsudni retaerg tnemnrevog ,pag retsof llif esnefed noitaroballoc neewteb eb dna dna elba saksuaildoG eporuE
t’nseod“ sraey skeew gnitiaw desu ot ot ”emit eht eht ygolonhcet dneps semitemos .dias ylno no laiciffo fo rettam s’ti evah ,tnempiuqe enord depoleved neewteb gnieb .dleifelttab dna eriuqca a ,eniarkU nainauhtiL nI eporuE
skrow krow tahw ,worromot ,yadot taht .dias ton thgim nossel si morf eniarkU saksuaildoG rehtonA
lla“ gnorw dluow erafraw gnisu ot ot .dias .dias ”elbissop ,won snaem ti si si gnidulcni dirbyh eh tegrof gnihtyreve ,esle enord ezilibatsed esnefed ,skcattarebyc lacitirc esuaceb eb dna tuoba elihW snitūT s’tahT wocsoM ,eporuE
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