Mi-8 AMTSh helicopter. File photoHELSINKI, Aug 10 A Russian Mi-8 helicopter violated Estonian airspace on Wednesday, the press service of the Estonian Defense Forces General Staff said. Estonia in the Koidula region in the south-east of the country. The helicopter was in Estonian airspace for almost one minute. The helicopter did not have a flight plan, the transponder was turned off. It also had no two-way radio communication with the Estonian air traffic service,» the message says. According to the press service of the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in connection with the incident, Russian Ambassador Vladimir Lipaev was summoned to the Foreign Ministry, who was protested and handed a note about violating the air border. «From Estonia's point of view, this is a very serious and regrettable case, which in no way unacceptable,» the Finnish Foreign Ministry said. 
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