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Drone entering Estonian airspace from Russia hits Auvere power station chimney

A drone which entered Estonian territory from Russian airspace hit a chimney at the Auvere power station in Ida-Viru County early on Wednesday morning, ERR reports. 

No one was injured in the incident, and the power infrastructure was not damaged. A drone also entered Latvian airspace last night, Latvian authorities say.

The incidents happened at a time when the Russian Baltic port of Ust-Luga was under Ukrainian drone strike, while oil facilities at the port of Primorsk, on the other side of the Gulf of Finland from Ust-Luga, has been burning for over two days now.

"On the night of March 25 at 3:43 a.m., 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) 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," said State Prosecutor General Astrid Asi via a press release.

The ISS is investigating the incident, directed by the Prosecutor's Office.

Rescue Board (Päästamet) deminers are currently also on site.

 

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