Rome, August 13./ Tass /. Two Italian F-35 fighters from the component of the NATO patrol force climbed to Estonia. It reports about it Messenger With reference to the commander of the NATO Air Force.

It is argued that the reason for the departure has been thought to violate the Baltic Republic's airspace of the Russian aircraft.
As clarified, this is the first case with the Italian Air Force fighters involved in the patrol of NATO airspace.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has repeatedly stated that Russian military flights are made in accordance with international regulations on the use of airspace.