Russia's mysterious BLIMPS spark fear after they are spotted on Estonian border emblazoned with 'Z' war symbol - as Putin intimidates nation on edge of NATO territory
Russia's mysterious BLIMPS spark fear after they are spotted on Estonian border emblazoned with 'Z' war symbol - as Putin intimidates nation on edge of NATO territory
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Russia's mysterious blimps have sparked fresh fears after they were spotted on the Estonian border emblazoned with the 'Z' war symbol. The white spaceship-like aircraft was seen on the Russian side of the frontier near Narva, Estonia's third largest city, on the far outskirts of NATO territory.
![[Estonia's support of Ukraine has infuriated Putin]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/10/93227395-14200773-image-a-47_1734432637040.jpg)
Estonian authorities initially decided to ignore the suspicious blimp, but the following day alarm bells began ringing when it returned - this time marked with a 'Z', the symbol of Putin's brutal invasion of Ukraine. The June incident sowed fear and confusion for Estonia, with the director-general of the border force in the northern European country explaining: 'We are seeing things like this nearly every week'.
![[A Swedish artillery team fires a projectile from an Archer self-propelled Howitzer during the NATO 'Exercise Lightning Strike' on November 20]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/10/93226985-14200773-image-a-43_1734431873234.jpg)
Located on NATO'S eastern border, Narva has become the constant target of warfare tactics employed by Russia - with the Kremlin having regularly dropped these surveillance blimps and removing Estonian border infrastructure in the middle of the night. 'Everything that is on the other side of the border, I wouldn't use [the term] 'free world' to describe that,' Egert Belitsev added.
![[The live-fire exercise includes service members from 28 Allied and partner nations, and took place between November 4-24, across locations in Finland, Estonia, Germany, Poland, and Romania]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/10/93226983-14200773-image-a-44_1734431884462.jpg)
He also highlighted that although it 'good to see that Russia is using modern technology' through the mysterious blimps, 'it was intentionally made visible to everyone, to say: 'We are watching you'. 'They're trying to provoke a reaction. They want to see how we respond,' Belitsev said.
![[The two-week international military exercise Pikne - translating to lightning - began in Estonia on December 2]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/10/93226981-14200773-image-a-45_1734431887103.jpg)
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