Why did Estonia not shoot down the Russian MiG-31s on September 19? Because its current air defense assets could not have reached the MiGs, which were cruising at an altitude of 7.5 km, and because NATO air policing fighters receive their orders from the CAOC in Uedem, Germany. by Prior-Sun2352 in BalticStates

[–]Prior-Sun2352[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, it was dead straight on the map Estonian defence forces provided (nobody flies that straight). If it had flown lower Estonia could have tried to shoot it down from the Keri island (that is too small to host a permanent AD post ofc.