"On September 22, the crew of the A-50 aircraft of the Aerospace Forces carried out a scheduled flight from an airfield in the Kaliningrad region to a point of permanent deployment," the message says.
It is noted that "the flight took place along a previously agreed route with the included transponder."
The Ministry of Defense said that "the aircraft crew was in contact with the Estonian air traffic controllers, who made no claims to the Russian crew."
The defense ministry stressed that "the flight was carried out in strict accordance with the International Rules for the Use of Airspace, without violating the borders of other states, which is confirmed by means of objective control."
Earlier, as reported by RIA Novosti, the press service of the main headquarters of the Estonian defense forces said that the Russian Air Force A-50 had violated the Estonian air border.