04.11.26 NEWS ... Service dogs' role and scope is being expanded as Estonia's security situation gains in complexity the head of the internal security academy's canine training center said.

04.11.26 NEWS ... Democratic gains in the U.S. midterm elections will make it far more difficult for President Donald Trump to advance his legislative agenda and reshape his administration, although foreign policy will largely remain in his hands, MEP Sven Mikser of the Social Democratic Party said.

04.11.26 OPINION ... In this edition of Harri Tiido's commentary series, the focus is on France's National Rally party. The party's traditional and older wing largely shares the Kremlin's view of the war in Ukraine and believes it was caused by NATO's eastward expansion, Tiido notes.

03.11.26 NEWS ... Defense expert Meelis Oidsalu warns that Estonia's new defense plans risk becoming a wish list of costly military capabilities the country can't afford to maintain.

03.11.26 NEWS ... Estonia must rapidly develop certain defense capabilities because of the threat posed by Russia, even if maintaining those capabilities later becomes more challenging, Defense Minister Martin Herem tells ERR.

03.11.26 NEWS ... The Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) will take part in an international exercise in Poland to prepare for a situation in which hostilities in Ukraine have ended.

03.11.26 NEWS ... Motives behind Monday's cyber attack on a supermarket's refrigeration equipment are not yet clear, an Information System Authority (RIA) spokesperson said.

03.11.26 NEWS ... The number of migrants crossing from Belarus into Latvia and Estonia has fallen over the last week, but the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) already expects the problems to return in the spring.

02.11.26 NEWS ... A Russian citizen was expelled from Estonia on Monday who had links to the Russian security services, Estonia's Internal Security Service (KAPO) said. The individual was a professor at the now-closed Euroacademy in Tallinn and also worked at ERR for two years.

02.11.26 NEWS ... The Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) acted illegally when it barred a reservists from taking part in a military exercise due to his criminal record, the Justice Chancellor ruled.

02.11.26 NEWS ... A cyber attack hit a Selver supermarket in Estonia, with hackers accessing a computer controlling refrigeration and changing a freezer setting to 50 degrees above zero.

02.11.26 NEWS ... Russia's attack on a passenger train in Dnipro was a war crime, but such strikes rarely break a population's will to resist, said retired Estonian Brig. Gen. Alar Laneman.

02.11.26 NEWS ... The number of offenses committed by schoolchildren increases by a tenth during school holidays, data from the police show. Police took action to stop young people disturbing the peace in Pirita last week.

31.10.26 NEWS ... Estonian border guards could be given additional powers to stop border violators, Minister of Interior Igor Taro (Eesti 200) has said, after meeting with his Latvian counterpart.

31.10.26 NEWS ... Two young boys aged eight and 10 are responsible for vandalizing more than 100 graves at a cemetery on the island of Saaremaa over the weekend, newspaper Saarte Hääl reported.

31.10.26 NEWS ... Police apprehended eight illegal immigrants in Tallinn's Mustamäe district on Friday. Two men were taken to hospital, while the remaining six were taken directly to a detention center.

30.10.26 NEWS ... Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said the United States has not made any proposals to Estonia to change its tone when discussing the Russian threat. He said Estonia is respected in America because the country is an expert on Russia.

30.10.26 NEWS ... Outgoing Foreign Ministry Secretary General Jonatan Vseviov said he is not aware of any request from U.S. officials for Estonia to change its message on the threat from Russia, following a report published by Reuters news agency on Friday.

30.10.26 NEWS ... The Riigikogu's Anti-Corruption Select Committee is investigating why the Estonian Center for Defense Investments procured wheeled armored vehicles from Turkey, rather than making a deal closer to home.

30.10.26 OPINION ... Europe faces a decisive choice: give in to Russian pressure and accept a situation where aggression forcibly changes Europe's borders and calls into question our entire security order, or defend a united, free and expanding Europe, all at a time when authoritarian regimes around the world are increasing their influence, writes Reform Party MP and Riigikogu Foreign Affairs Committee chair Marko Mihkelson.

30.10.26 NEWS ... The installation of concrete bunkers on Estonia's section of the Baltic Defense Line is continuing in Ida-Viru County, and the first structures have now been completed near Narva.

29.10.26 NEWS ... The European Commission rejected an appeal from the Baltic defense ministers for €500 million in additional support for drone defense for the eastern flank, suggesting they borrow the money instead.

29.10.26 NEWS ... Europe lacks a shared plan for engaging Russia, which makes ending the war in Ukraine difficult, security adviser to the president Rainer Saks said.

28.10.26 NEWS ... While wearing Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) uniforms and insignia without the right to do so is illegal, they can still be bought freely online.

27.10.26 NEWS ... Since July, the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) has detained 388 foreign nationals who arrived in Estonia without a legal basis after crossing the Belarusian border. Detentions in recent weeks have taken place exclusively in Tallinn.

27.10.26 NEWS ... Reservist Colonel Mati Tikerpuu, an air defense specialist, starts work as an adviser to Defense Minister Martin Herem (Reform) next month.

27.10.26 NEWS ... The Supreme Court of Estonia on Monday rejected a company's appeal challenging the tender to procure concrete bunkers to be installed along Estonia's eastern border.

26.10.26 NEWS ... Estonian electricity and gas system operator Elering has launched a tender to build a crisis management center, expected to cost €28.7 million excluding VAT.

26.10.26 NEWS ... Defense Minister Martin Herem (Reform) told ERR that Estonia's 10-year defense development plan needs improvements in air and maritime defense.

25.10.26 NEWS ... Signs of radicalization are appearing in increasingly younger people and are already evident among 12- and 13-year-olds, said Pärtel Preinvalts, head of the radicalization prevention group at the Police and Border Guard Board's Northern Prefecture.

25.10.26 NEWS ... Minister of Defense Martin Herem has said Estonia could need around a dozen light fighter jets to counter jet-powered attack drones, and a procurement could take up to four years.

23.10.26 NEWS ... Russia continued to exaggerate its battlefield gains in Ukraine and launch large-scale attacks on civilian and energy infrastructure over the past week, while reports also emerged of potentially hostile Russian satellite activity in space.

23.10.26 NEWS ... Defense Minister Martin Herem says the threat from Russia will increase dramatically once its war in Ukraine ends, making it essential for Estonia to accelerate defense preparations, strengthen air defenses and ensure the public understands the risks and how to respond.

22.10.26 NEWS ... Defense Minister Martin Herem confirmed to ERR that missiles with a range of 70 kilometers for the HIMARS rocket artillery system have arrived in Estonia.

22.10.26 NEWS ... Estonia will be able to significantly boost its drone surveillance, as the European Union has allocated over €30 million for the cause, Minister of Interior Igor Taro (Eesti 200) said on Thursday.

22.10.26 NEWS ... The German military, for the first time, is practicing the deployment of additional troops to Estonia as part of the Brave Blue 26 military exercise.

21.10.26 NEWS ... The recent maneuvering of a Russian military satellite dangerously close to a Finnish radar satellite was a deliberate provocation and could have resulted in a major accident, physicist and Riigikogu member Mario Kadastik (Reform) said.

21.10.26 NEWS ... Estonia's utility companies are increasing their security and plan to move pipelines underground, develop drone defenses, and improve cybersecurity. The costs are likely to be reflected in customers' bills.

20.10.26 NEWS ... Women can hold their own across the Estonian Defense Forces, officials say, as demographic shifts make their role in the country's wartime reserve increasingly important.

20.10.26 OPINION ... Investments in ammunition and concrete are of no use without motivated fighters to back them up, writes reservist Karl Lumiste.

17.10.26 NEWS ... A street-level public civil defense shelter in the heart of downtown Tallinn has been transformed with a mural featuring Estonian trees and wildlife.

16.10.26 NEWS ... The recent US–Russia diesel deal and a failed energy truce have strained ties with Kyiv at a time when fighting has been escalating at the front, the defense ministry said.

16.10.26 NEWS ... The European Commission has given preliminary approval for nearly €32 million toward Estonia's eastern border drone surveillance system, a project already partly built.

15.10.26 NEWS ... A former Estonian Defense Forces member is currently in a Russian prison, accused by the FSB of planning to fight for Ukraine — a charge his family says was forced out of him.

15.10.26 NEWS ... The European Public Prosecutor's Office said it would not comment on the ongoing investigation involving Datasel to the Riigikogu's Anti-Corruption Select Committee.

15.10.26 NEWS ... The Rescue Board tested the nationwide EE-ALARM warning system again on Wednesday, setting a delivery record but finding many residents still don't know what the sirens mean.

14.10.26 NEWS ... NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) there are no signs of Russian preparations for an imminent confrontation with NATO, Tsahkna said Wednesday.

14.10.26 NEWS ... NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said Estonia does not merely meet the alliance's defense spending requirements — it sets the standard on it and other contributions.

14.10.26 NEWS ... Estonia should consider acquiring light fighter jets to counter Russia's increasingly fast and sophisticated long-range attack drones, Defense Minister Martin Herem told Postimees in an interview.

13.10.26 NEWS ... Dozens of Soviet-era aerial bombs, many of them live, have been excavated and safely disposed of in Jõgeva County, Maaleht reported.