04.08.26 NEWS ... Police detained two groups of men in central Tallinn on Monday on suspicion that they were in the country illegally

04.08.26 OPINION ... The fact that Russia, North Korea, Iran and China have not defined their relations as an "axis" does not reduce their dangerousness. These countries have mutual military agreements that can be activated quickly, writes Peeter Kaldre.

04.08.26 NEWS ... The Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) sent the third rotating unit to Latvia on Monday to help stop illegal migration on the Latvian-Belarusian border.

03.08.26 NEWS ... After nearly a year avoiding criminal proceedings, ArmyLaw OÜ owner Andrei Vesterinen is in Estonian custody following his capture at the Latvian-Russian border last week.

03.08.26 NEWS ... According to a study by the French publication L'Express, Estonia's intelligence capability ranks eighth among European countries. Security expert Meelis Oidsalu called such a ranking unprecedented but emphasized that it is primarily a reputation survey.

03.08.26 OPINION ... Before we spend a quarter‑billion euros on helicopters, we must know what problem we are trying to solve, writes Ivar Värk.

03.08.26 NEWS ... The military vehicle named after late Estonian journalist Teet Korsten will be used by an assault battalion.

02.08.26 NEWS ... Center Party chair Mihhail Kõlvart backs temporarily restoring border controls in the Schengen area, saying Estonia must also prioritize security over free movement slogans.

01.08.26 NEWS ... Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform) has said the European Union must jointly act on migration after the crisis in Spain this week and that the Schengen free movement area must be preserved.

01.08.26 NEWS ... The Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) and the Ministry of Interior are not planning to crack down on people selling places in the queue at the Narva border crossing as wait times increase due to summer tourism to Russia.

01.08.26 NEWS ... The Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) detained 15 suspected illegal migrants on Thursday in a Tallinn suburb, but said similar incidents have occurred elsewhere. The agency asked the public to be vigilant but "reasonable," stressing "not everyone with a different skin color is problematic."

01.08.26 NEWS ... Turkey's air force has been deployed to Estonia for the first time to participate in NATO's newly transformed Baltic air defense mission and will patrol the airspace for the next four months.

31.07.26 NEWS ... Interior Minister Igor Taro (Eesti 200) said the Finnish authorities will assist their Estonian counterparts in stopping illegal immigrants who are trying to reach the Nordics after crossing the Belarusian-Latvian border.

31.07.26 NEWS ... Shipping from Ukraine's ports in the Odesa region has come to a "complete halt" after Russian attacks, as owners are not willing to let their vessels enter ports, the Estonian Defense Forces Intelligence Center has said.

30.07.26 NEWS ... A large police operation took place Thursday in Tallinn's Nõmme district to apprehend suspected migrants. According to local residents, police also used drones during the operation.

30.07.26 NEWS ... Conscripts in the Estonian Defence Forces are allowed to grow beards, as long as they keep them neatly groomed, the Chancellor of Justice and Defence Forces officials clarified after questions about uniform-wearing rules.

30.07.26 NEWS ... Over the past week, 63 migrants with no legal right to be in Estonia have been caught by the police – almost double the number apprehended last year. The authorities say the situation is connected to the migration pressure on the Latvian-Belarus border and will likely continue until the weather worsens.

29.07.26 NEWS ... Estonia will send additional police and border guard forces to Latvia to strengthen the European Union's external border. The decision came after several dozen illegal migrants who entered the country through Belarus and Latvia were detained in Estonia in recent days.

28.07.26 NEWS ... Estonia's Rescue Services Agency will send a team of 20 firefighters to Italy to support local efforts to put out wildfires as southern Europe battles blazes and extreme heat.

28.07.26 NEWS ... Estonia's Interior Ministry wants to extend reduced hours at three road border checkpoints with Russia indefinitely, citing stronger border security and customs enforcement.

28.07.26 NEWS ... The lengthy post-World War Two peace and growth Western Europe enjoyed left an officer corps unprepared for war, former Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) commander General Martin Herem said.

27.07.26 NEWS ... The Ministry of Defense does not support a bill in its current form that would expand the options for citizens of other allied countries to participate in Estonia's national defense, but has proposed an alternative Defense League membership.

27.07.26 NEWS ... The Estonian government has rejected a proposal to impose a cooling-off period before senior public officials can take jobs in industries they previously oversaw.

27.07.26 NEWS ... Estonia's alternative service leaves many conscripts who seek nonmilitary service for religious or moral reasons on a waiting list.

26.07.26 NEWS ... The Ministry of Defense has urged the government to reject a bill restoring special pensions for career service personnel, warning it would spur early retirement.

25.07.26 NEWS ... Justice and Digital Affairs Minister Liisa Pakosta (Eesti 200) says she is opposed a cross‑party bill to set up special military courts to be in effect during conflict situations.

24.07.26 NEWS ... An Estonian citizen has pleaded guilty in a U.S. court to procuring sensitive electronics for the benefit of the Russian military for "nearly a decade" and faces up to 40 years' imprisonment.

24.07.26 NEWS ... Ukraine's successful airstrikes in Russia, whose newest targets in recent weeks have included warehouses of internet platforms, are significantly damaging the aggressor's economy, the Estonian Defense Intelligence Center says in its Friday overview.

24.07.26 NEWS ... About a year ago, large blurry patches appeared in Russia's Yandex Maps application. In the western part of the country alone there were 120 of them.

24.07.26 NEWS ... More than 30 migrants have been detained by police in Estonia's capital, Tallinn, in recent days, believed to be connected to a surge in illegal immigration at the Latvia-Belarus border.

23.07.26 NEWS ... The Tallinn Administrative Court has postponed a decision on a complaint filed by NGOs and private individuals seeking to halt the construction of a planned defence industry park near Pärnu due to noise concerns.

23.07.26 NEWS ... The Baltic states have agreed to share and jointly procure critical reserve equipment for the electricity system to strengthen the three countries' energy security.

21.07.26 NEWS ... Middle East expert Peeter Raudsik says in an interview that the United States will likely intensify its strikes on Iran and the war will expand further.

21.07.26 NEWS ... Although the dismissal of Ukraine's defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov has sparked a wave of protests in the country, frontline soldiers cannot allow political maneuvering to influence them, said Gert Antsu, director of the Estonian Foreign Ministry's Ukraine, Moldova and South Caucasus bureau.

20.07.26 NEWS ... Only after Russia's full‑scale invasion of Ukraine, NATO became a "military machine," operating with the assumption that war could start at any moment, says outgoing Estonian ambassador to NATO Jüri Luik.

20.07.26 NEWS ... Estonia's eastern border will stay open as there is no immediate threat from Russia, although the country is prepared to close it if the situation changes, Minister of Interior Igor Taro (Eesti 200) said on Monday.

20.07.26 NEWS ... The first sections of Estonia's southeast border have been equipped with drone‑monitoring devices. The system is complex and uses several different technologies to detect unmanned aircraft.

19.07.26 NEWS ... Estonia is getting beefed-up British forces from 2027, with 300 extra troops and drones with ranges of up to 250 kilometers, reflecting lessons from the Ukraine war.

17.07.26 NEWS ... Fuel shortages in Russia caused by Ukraine's long-range strikes are expected to last for a long time and will likely impact the upcoming Duma elections and increase repression in the country, the Estonian Defense Forces' Intelligence Center has said.

17.07.26 NEWS ... The Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) will not open an investigation into the Estonia National Opera's cast planner over reported corruption allegations, as no criminal offence was identified in her conduct.

17.07.26 NEWS ... Kristjan Prikk, Estonia's outgoing ambassador to the United States, considers Estonia's recognition and image in the U.S. remarkable given Estonia's population, economic size and distance from America. Even if many Americans do not know specific details about Estonia, they tend to associate it with something positive.

17.07.26 NEWS ... Around 300 additional British soldiers will be deployed to Estonia next year under a new bilateral cooperation plan signed by the two countries on Thursday.

15.07.26 NEWS ... Estonia's ambassador in Washington has said the US is "close" to resuming weapons deliveries, which were suspended after the start of the war in Iran this spring. Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur (Reform) said they would arrive in the "coming months."

15.07.26 NEWS ... The price of both milk and butter fell in the second quarter of 2026 (Q2 2026), data from the Center of Estonian Rural Research and Knowledge (METK) shows.

15.07.26 NEWS ... Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) personnel took part in this year's Bastille Day parade before President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Tuesday.

15.07.26 NEWS ... Last week's heavy rain has slowed construction on one section of the eastern border in south Estonia and the work will now need to be redone.

14.07.26 NEWS ... Russia has plans to take the Baltic states to the International Court of Justice, accusing them of discriminating against ethnic Russians, in what would likely become Estonia's most expensive court case to date, Baltic investigative journalists have found.

14.07.26 NEWS ... Justice and Digital Minister Liisa Pakosta (Eesti 200) sent the government a draft law that would end telecom companies' obligation to collect people's communications data on a mass scale at the state's request.

14.07.26 NEWS ... More than 10 Ukrainian companies are ready to move their production to Estonia, Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur said. Estonia hopes to use its newly signed drone cooperation agreement with Ukraine to procure advanced weaponry more broadly than just unmanned systems.

14.07.26 NEWS ... Russia conducted a live-fire exercise on Lake Peipus near Estonia's eastern border for the first time and without notifying the Estonian authorities last week, according to media reports.