05.09.26 NEWS ... In the city of Pärnu, work continued on Saturday to eliminate the consequences of the flooding that hit the city on Friday, with the most critical situation in the beach district and the Rääma neighborhood.

05.09.26 NEWS ... Riigi Kinnisvara (RKAS) is ordering shelter plans and proposals for how rooms could be adapted for up to 400 buildings, and the expected cost is €520,000.

04.09.26 NEWS ... Russia has shifted its long‑range strike tactics against Ukraine, moving from dense nighttime barrages to longer, round‑the‑clock attacks with fewer strike assets, said Gert Kaju, head of the Ministry of Defense's readiness department.

04.09.26 NEWS ... The Estonian Center for Defense Investments (RKIK) has so far concluded 27 contracts intended to purchase weapons or ammunition for Ukraine. Of the 27 contracts, seven have been terminated, and RKIK has already taken five of them to court.

04.09.26 NEWS ... Former Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) commander General Martin Herem has been offered the defense minister post by Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Herem told ERR.

04.09.26 NEWS ... Estonian military chief Lt. Gen. Andrus Merilo drew fire for saying outgoing Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur (Reform) should have stayed in office until the next elections.

04.09.26 NEWS ... The state Center for Defense Investments (RKIK) is taking two more defense firms to court over payment and delivery issues.

04.09.26 OPINION ... This time, with the help of Sean Wiswesser, we take a closer look at Russian intelligence methods. As sending their own officers abroad and relying on long-term agents has become more difficult, Russian intelligence increasingly uses one-time and unstable sources, Harri Tiido writes.

03.09.26 NEWS ... The opposition Center Party is approaching other parties on a potential no‑confidence motion against Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform).

03.09.26 NEWS ... Estonian Center for Defense Investments (RKIK) Director General Elmar Vaher took responsibility for the fact that the National Audit Office did not receive the contract for a €70 million artillery shell deal despite repeatedly requesting it.

03.09.26 NEWS ... Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur tells ERR in an interview the ammunition delivered under a controversial deal signed by the Estonian Center for Defense Investments (RKIK) was not useless, but was of insufficient quality and incomplete.

03.09.26 NEWS ... A company at the heart of a defense procurement scandal says it delivered the bulk of the munitions and could have met all its obligations had Estonia not ended the contract, Eesti Ekspress reported.

02.09.26 NEWS ... The National Audit Office's criticisms of the activities of the EDF and the Center for Defense Investments are serious enough that the defense minister should resign, Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur (Reform) said.

02.09.26 NEWS ... At a Riigikogu special committee hearing, the Defense Ministry blamed procurement problems on the Estonian Center for Defense Investments, which in turn blamed its former director. The EDF acknowledged lacking a modern inventory system.

02.09.26 NEWS ... Harju District Court ruled Wednesday that Andrei Vesterinen, Janika Butkevitšus and Armylaw OÜ were guilty of fraud and submitting false information to the Defense Resources Agency (KRA). The court did not find evidence of document forgery or use of forged documents.

02.09.26 OPINION ... Casino players who have lost heavily sometimes put their last savings on the table, take desperate risks and lose everything. Vladimir Putin may decide that everything must be thrown into the fight against Ukraine (and the West), Raimond Kaljulaid writes.

02.09.26 NEWS ... Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform) said Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur (Reform) bears no personal blame for questionable defense deals, but may still take political responsibility after talks on Thursday.

02.09.26 NEWS ... The director general of the Estonian Center for Defense Investments (RKIK), Elmar Vaher, told ERR in an interview that former RKIK head Magnus-Valdemar Saar is responsible for the failed €70 million shell deal. RKIK employees failed to follow the necessary financial management principles, he believes.

02.09.26 NEWS ... Pressure is mounting on Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur (Reform Party) to resign after the National Audit Office identified serious problems with financial management in the defense sector, with criticism now coming from both opposition and coalition politicians.

02.09.26 NEWS ... Estonia made €70 million in advance payments to a company for shells for Ukraine, but the firm had no record of producing the required ammunition and failed to deliver. The dispute is now in court.

02.09.26 NEWS ... The Prosecutor's Office has opened criminal proceedings to investigate the Ministry of Defense's area of administration and its finances, which have been raised in several reports by the National Audit Office.

01.09.26 NEWS ... Ukraine has withstood Russia's record‑breaking air attacks surprisingly well, shooting down about 80 percent of the weapons deployed, Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) officer Lieutenant Colonel Taavi Liias said.

01.09.26 NEWS ... Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform Party) announced that he has convened a government cabinet meeting for early Thursday morning, where he will ask the Auditor General to provide an overview of unclear accounting practices in the defense sector.

01.09.26 NEWS ... According to local residents, the drone that crossed Estonia's southeastern border overnight reached the city of Põlva. Estonian Defense Forces has not commented on how far the drone traveled into Estonian territory.

01.09.26 NEWS ... Videos circulating on social media claim to show that Russia is reinforcing the bank of the River Narva, which borders Estonia, with crushed stone. The Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) said it continuously monitors developments on the eastern border.

01.09.26 NEWS ... A new unit of Estonian border guards was sent to Latvia at the start of the week to combat illegal migration and protect the European Union's external border.

01.09.26 NEWS ... The state plans to build an explosives plant in Piirsalu in Lääne County, but residents in the village of Piirsalu feel decisions are being made over their heads.

01.09.26 NEWS ... One drone crossed Estonia's border in the southeast and another flew towards the eastern border city of Narva on Tuesday morning, said Air Force Commander Brigadier General Riivo Valge after potential air threat alerts were issued across the country.

01.09.26 NEWS ... NATO fighter jets scrambled in response to drones in Estonia's airspace early on Tuesday morning (September 1), the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) said. The threat warning has now ended.

31.08.26 NEWS ... Emails sent from Russian servers – addresses ending in .ru – will no longer reach state institutions immediately from September, and will be sent to quarantine for additional checks to prevent cyberattacks.

30.08.26 NEWS ... A record 440 new students began their studies at the Estonian Academy of Security Sciences last week, with admissions numbering over 1,480.

29.08.26 NEWS ... The Ministry of Defense will follow the National Audit Office's recommendation to temporarily transfer management of the Estonian Defense Forces' assets to the Ministry of Defense, Minister Hanno Pevkur said.

28.08.26 NEWS ... A recent audit has highlighted major problems in the Ministry of Defense's area of responsibility for the second year in a row. Defense agencies acknowledge the problems but do not see them as sufficient grounds for resignations.

28.08.26 NEWS ... A new Russian 'hybrid nationalization' decree shows the country is struggling to protect its strategic sites, Ministry of Defense official Gert Kaju said Friday.

28.08.26 NEWS ... Last year, the Ministry of Defense assured members of the Riigikogu that Estonia had not assumed any obligations under EU arms procurement agreements. A new National Audit Office audit has found that this was not the case.

28.08.26 NEWS ... The National Audit Office has identified numerous serious problems in the activities of institutions under the Ministry of Defense's administration, which it says increase the risk of misuse of state funds and assets.

27.08.26 NEWS ... The circumstances surrounding the CIA director's recent visit to Moscow cannot be compared with his predecessor's trip to the Russian capital in 2021, a few months before Russia launched its full-scale war against Ukraine, ICDS head Kristi Raik said.

27.08.26 NEWS ... Estonia's threat assessment has not changed, Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said on Thursday, following reports that an attack on NATO allies had been discussed by the CIA director in Moscow this week.

26.08.26 NEWS ... Former Internal Security Service Director General Arnold Sinisalu said the head of the U.S.' Central Intelligence Agency's visit to Russia this week does not necessarily mean a secret agreement is being made and it is worth remaining calm.

26.08.26 NEWS ... Harju District Court ruled on Tuesday that it will not grant convicted traitor Deniss Metsavas's request for early release under electronic monitoring.

25.08.26 NEWS ... An Estonian-Russian dual citizen has been sentenced to four years in prison under a plea deal for cooperating with Russian intelligence in activities directed against Estonia.

24.08.26 NEWS ... An internal security advisory to the interior minister urges basic background checks for people in critical posts, a need heightened by recent security developments. Estonian Internal Security Service (ISS) calls for a separate law to resolve the legal issues.

23.08.26 NEWS ... Russia's behavior has remained unchanged in the nine decades since the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact was signed, Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said.

21.08.26 NEWS ... Russia is still attacking Ukrainian civilian infrastructure and pressuring the front but losing more troops than it recruits, Estonian military intelligence said Friday.

21.08.26 NEWS ... Many still face barriers using Estonia's 112 emergency line, including deaf people and those unable to speak safely in an emergency, as full accessibility is pushed to 2027.

21.08.26 NEWS ... On Monday morning, Estonian police handed over eight men from Somalia to the Latvian border guard at the Ikla checkpoint.

21.08.26 NEWS ... Estonian government plans to make a fundamental decision during September's state budget talks on the scope and supplier of long‑range air defense systems, Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur said.

19.08.26 NEWS ... Three suspects have been detained in connection with the arson attack on the building of the defense industry company Milrem Robotics, the Prosecutor's Office has said. Initial information suggests the act was premeditated.

18.08.26 NEWS ... The Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) is to centralize its medical services into one battalion, with the project due for completion by year-end.

18.08.26 NEWS ... On Tuesday, the first four Swedish inmates arrived at Tartu Prison under the prison‑rental agreement concluded between Estonia and Sweden.