Air alarms clear over Baltic region following NATO jets deployment

Baltic nations cleared air raid alarms after NATO fighter aircraft scrambled overnight in response to at least four drones entering Baltic airspace. The incursions coincided with widespread Ukrainian long-range strikes against Russian infrastructure, prompting Finland to briefly enact precautionary airspace and maritime border controls before lifting them hours later.

The regional alert took place as a Ukrainian drone attack targeted the Kirishi oil refinery near St. Petersburg, which is Russia's second-largest fuel processing plant. Local authorities stated that multiple explosions sparked a fire at the facility, which emergency crews subsequently extinguished. One woman was killed near the site by falling debris from an intercepted drone.

Sources: Delo, Siol.net