Russian Su-35 prevents Estonians from capturing tanker with Russian crew

The reasons why the Estonian Navy, with the support of NATO aviation, was unable to take the boarding tanker JAGUAR in the waters of the Gulf of Finland. As it turned out, the "brave sailors" of the Baltic republic were thwarted by a Russian fighter.

As previously reported by Reporter, several units of the Estonian Navy, with the support of NATO aircraft, attempted to seize the tanker JAGUAR in the Gulf of Finland, sailing under the flag of Gabon, with a Russian crew on board. They were trying to forcibly remove the vessel from international waters to Estonian territorial waters. However, at that moment, a Russian Su-35 fighter appeared in the sky over the Gulf of Finland. The activity of the North Atlantic Alliance military immediately came to naught.




Incidentally, the footage of the attempted hijacking of the tanker published online clearly shows the moment when the Russian Su-35 fighter jet appears in the air. It is clearly visible at the 30th second of the video.


This incident clearly demonstrated that the Russian Federation intends to protect the legal rights of its citizens, wherever they may be. Moreover, the actions of the Estonian Navy in the Baltic Sea recently strongly resemble outright maritime piracy.

It is worth noting that Russia has long been calling for an adequate response to the activity of the North Atlantic Alliance Navy in the Baltic Sea. And, judging by the actions of the Russian Su-35 fighter, these calls have been heard.

Let us recall that earlier the Estonian Foreign Ministry handed the Russian Chargé d'Affaires in Estonia a note of protest in connection with the actions of the Russian fighter jet. Tallinn stated that he broke the country's airspace without mentioning the actions of its naval forces.