25.07.25 NEWS ... Russia has quadrupled its drone production capacity compared with last year and is using that in its war of aggression against Ukraine, an Estonian Ministry of Defense spokesperson said.

23.07.25 NEWS ... Estonia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) on Wednesday said the Ukrainian parliament's decision to limit the operational independence of anti-corruption institutions is "cause for concern."

23.07.25 NEWS ... Estonia's former Minister of Economic Affairs and Information Technology Tiit Riisalo (Eesti 200) has joined Ukraine's State Agency for Reconstruction and Development of Infrastructure as a member of its expert advisory board.

22.07.25 NEWS ... Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree on Monday ending Ambassador Maksym Kononenko's mission to Estonia and appointed a new diplomat to the post.

22.07.25 NEWS ... A moment of truth in Ukraine's defense against the Russian invasion may come even during the current 50-day ultimatum issued by United States President Donald Trump, Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur (Reform) said.

21.07.25 NEWS ... Joint cooperation by Estonia and Taiwan has seen more than one million medical masks delivered to hospitals in Ukraine

18.07.25 NEWS ... The Estonian Refugee Council and the National Psychological Association of Ukraine (NPA) have reopened a mental health helpline, providing free psychological assistance to individuals in Ukraine and 21 European countries.

18.07.25 NEWS ... An unused Tallinn Central Library mobile library bus is being sent to Ukraine to support the Kharkiv State Scientific Library.

18.07.25 NEWS ... Russia has lost more soldiers in its war of aggression in Ukraine so far than the Red Army's losses in the Winter War against Finland, Estonian Defense Force Col. Toomas Väli said on Friday.

18.07.25 NEWS ... The fresh sanctions package approved by the European Union demonstrates that the bloc remains tireless and resolute in its determination to bring Russia to account for its continued war of aggression on Ukraine, Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said.

17.07.25 NEWS ... According to a report by the Russian media outlet "Vzglyad," Russia's investigative committee has charged Director of the Narva Museum Maria Smorževskihh-Smirnova with the "rehabilitation of Nazism and public dissemination of knowingly false information about the Russian Armed Forces."

16.07.25 NEWS ... On Sunday, July 27, the documentary movie "Prisoners," about Ukrainian civilians captured by Russian security forces will be shown in Tartu. After the screening, there will be an opportunity to write letters to Ukrainian prisoners held in the occupied territories.

16.07.25 NEWS ... U.S. President Donald Trump's recent criticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin and additional aid to Ukraine show that he feels he has been made a fool of by Russia, said security expert Rainer Saks.

15.07.25 NEWS ... The recent shift in United States President Donald Trump's stance toward Russia and pledges of military aid to Ukraine as well as fresh sanctions on Russia, while welcome, should be tempered by the unpredictability demonstrated by the current administration, Estonia's Ambassador to the United States Kristjan Prikk said.

13.07.25 NEWS ... Estonia has launched a new initiative to enhance municipal digital services for demobilized Ukrainian veterans. The intitiative focuses on developing accessible, veteran-oriented digital services that reduce bureaucracy and improve access to public support.

11.07.25 NEWS ... Attacking Russia's shadow fleet, which transports fossil fuels while dodging sanctions, around the world could become a new tactic in the war, said Col. Ants Kiviselg, head of the Estonian Defense Forces' Intelligence Center.

11.07.25 NEWS ... A hobby education hub, coding school, and retraining medics are just some of the dozens of projects the Estonian Center for International Development (ESTDEV) is working on in Ukraine. ERR News spoke to Margus Gering, head of cooperation and development, to find out more.

10.07.25 NEWS ... Estonian saunas continue to be a vital part of the daily routine of volunteers, many of them Estonian, serving in Ukraine, "Ringvaade" reported.

09.07.25 NEWS ... Estonia may block the adoption of the European Union's 18th sanctions package against Russia if the price cap on Russian oil is not dropped to $45, Minister of Foreign Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) has indicated.

08.07.25 NEWS ... Although it is very difficult to justify rationally, normalizing relations with Russia seems to be a long-term priority for U.S. President Donald Trump, said Kristi Raik, director of the International Center for Defense and Security (ICDS).

03.07.25 NEWS ... On Thursday, Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) presented a memorandum on Ukraine's reconstruction to the cabinet, which will be the basis for Estonia's reconstruction and development cooperation with Ukraine over the coming years. Tsahkna also announced that Estonia will host a Ukraine reconstruction conference in 2027.

02.07.25 NEWS ... An arson attack on a Ukrainian restaurant in Estonia's capital, Tallinn, was an influence operation ordered by Russian intelligence and carried out by two Moldovan citizens, a court heard on Wednesday.

01.07.25 NEWS ... The Estonian Refugee Council (ERC) has published its 2024 annual report, summarizing the organization's key activities over the past year. According to the report, the ERC reached over 69,000 people in 2024, providing immediate assistance in crisis situations and supporting long-term recovery.

01.07.25 NEWS ... Although many analysts claimed in the spring that Russia was preparing for a major summer offensive in Ukraine, there is currently no sign of a new front being opened. However, that does not mean such an offensive couldn't take place over the course of the summer, Lt. Col. Mattias Puusepp said on "Ukraina stuudio."

27.06.25 NEWS ... Ukrainian nurses Oleksanda Pysarenko and Ljubov Boiko, who graduated from Tallinn Health Care College last week, were unanimous in saying that although the Estonian language is difficult, they knew from the start that they would have to learn it when they moved to Estonia.

27.06.25 NEWS ... European Union member states need to put more pressure on Hungary over Ukraine and Moldova's future accession to the bloc, Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform) said after a European Council meeting in Brussels.

27.06.25 NEWS ... Estonia has allocated over half a million euros to Ukraine to provide food aid, more help for internally displaced people and improved coordination of humanitarian aid.

23.06.25 NEWS ... Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday imposed sanctions on a number of businesses and entrepreneurs, including Hillar Teder, Rauno Teder and Lauri Reinberg. According to the businessmen's real estate company, they have not violated Ukrainian laws and the move is an attempt to seize Estonian investors' assets.

20.06.25 NEWS ... Despite its summer offensive in Ukraine, Russia has proven unable to make a significant breakthrough in the east of that country. At the same time it is pressing on with its ground assaults and airstrikes, increasingly targeting civilian infrastructure, Col. Ants Kiviselg, head of the Estonian Defense Forces' (EDF) Intelligence Center.

19.06.25 NEWS ... Ministers from 7 northern European countries want to introduce a Schengen zone visa ban for members of the Russian armed forces and "other armed groups" who have participated in the war against Ukraine.

14.06.25 NEWS ... This month, Ukrainian artist Viktoria Berezina's new solo exhibition "A Face Assembled from Noise" opens at the Tartu Art Museum (Tartmus). Berezina, who moved to Estonia in 2022 after spending time under occupation in her hometown Kherson, told ERR News the exhibition is about a person trying to understand who she is now, in the absence of everything that once defined her.

13.06.25 NEWS ... Despite Russia having significantly stepped up drone strikes against Ukraine in recent weeks, there have been no major military effect as a result, said Col. Ants Kiviselg, head of the Estonian Defense Forces' intelligence center.

12.06.25 NEWS ... Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform) said that President Vladimir Putin does not value human life after the number of Russian casualties in the Ukraine war reported passed one million on Thursday.

10.06.25 NEWS ... President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has presented the Golden Heart award to Klen Jäärats, executive director of the Estonian Center for International Development (ESTDEV). The award recognizes Estonia's long-standing strategic contributions to the reconstruction of Ukraine's Zhytomyr Oblast.

09.06.25 NEWS ... Poland's presidential election revealed a cooling attitude among Poles toward Ukrainians and support for aiding Ukraine. According to the Mieroszewski Center in Poland, this shift stems from everyday concerns tied to the mass influx of Ukrainian immigrants, economic tensions and general fatigue among Poles.

09.06.25 NEWS ... A major Russian summer offensive is just media hype, security expert Rainer Saks said Monday on the "Vikerhommik" radio show. He also pointed out that since Ukraine's surprise attack on Russia's strategic air force, Russia has been unable to launch combined missile and drone strikes at the previous scale.

08.06.25 OPINION ... Sometimes it feels like if you gathered all of Estonia's communications specialists, you'd have a full-fledged army — but the story of the Siil 2025 exercise showed that it's easier to report on a real war in Ukraine than on war games in Estonia, writes Anton Aleksejev.

06.06.25 NEWS ... The Russian Tu-95 bombers hit in a Ukrainian drone strike were among those most frequently used to bomb Ukraine and were preparing for another operation against Ukraine on Sunday, said Col. Ants Kiviselg, head of the Estonian Defense Forces' intelligence center.

04.06.25 NEWS ... Russia is reeling from Ukraine's Operation Spiderweb last weekend, but it still wants to stall on any mediated peace or ceasefire deal, to buy enough time to launch its summer offensive against Ukraine, economist Raivo Vare said.

03.06.25 NEWS ... Ukraine's highly successful drone attack on Russian airfields and bombers on Sunday was a true miracle, according to the head of the Estonian Defense Forces' (EDF) drone sector.

03.06.25 NEWS ... Sunday's drone strike by Ukraine on Russian airfields hosting strategic bombers most of all affects the longer-term strategic planning by Russia's general staff, security expert Rainer Saks said.

02.06.25 NEWS ... Over €1 billion has been raised by the Estonia and Luxembourg-led IT Coalition to support and develop Ukraine's cyber defence initiatives in its war with Russia, the group has said.

02.06.25 NEWS ... The successful Ukrainian operation to destroy Russian bomber aircraft demonstrates both the strength of Ukrainian intelligence and the weakness of Russian intelligence, retired Maj. Gen. Neeme Väli told ERR.

01.06.25 NEWS ... "Atkuaalne kaamera" spoke to Ukrainian experts, and members of the public, about how they view the prospects of any peace with Russia, ahead of potential talks on Monday in Istanbul, Turkey.

30.05.25 NEWS ... According to Gert Kaju, head of defense capabilities at the Estonian Ministry of Defense, the Russian Armed Forces not made any efforts to adhere to the ceasefire in Ukraine over the past week. The hostilities have, on the contrary, increased.

29.05.25 NEWS ... Despite Russia's failed attempts to take the northern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, it remains under constant drone and missile attacks, ERR reported from the ground.

28.05.25 NEWS ... In cooperation with the Ukrainian National Psychological Association, the Estonian Refugee Council has relaunched its helpline to provide mental health support for Ukrainians living in Ukraine or displaced across Europe due to the war.

26.05.25 NEWS ... Vira Lytvynenko, whose son Vladyslav was killed defending Mariupol, brought an exhibition about the Azovstal defenders to Estonia so the stories of people's sons and daughters who have died in the war will not be forgotten.

26.05.25 NEWS ... Russia is trying to convince the world that they are winning their war on Ukraine, yet reality demonstrates the opposite, independent Riigikogu MP and Brigadier General (ret.) Alar Laneman said.

26.05.25 NEWS ... Attacks by Russia directed solely at civilian targets in Ukraine resemble the German Blitz on London during World War Two in their intentions of destroying the civilian population's hope, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jonatan Vseviov said.