Crash · Estonia
Drone that hit Auvere power station identified as Ukrainian by Estonia
· Auvere power station
Reported foreign
On the morning of 25 March 2026 a military drone hit a chimney of the Auvere power station in Ida-Viru County, Estonia. The drone had entered Estonia from Russia.
Estonian authorities said the drone was Ukrainian. Its intended target was reported to be in Russia, not Estonia. The incident was treated as spillover from the war, and an intentional attack on Estonia has not been established.
No injuries were reported, and there were no reports of any interruption to the plant’s operations. Authorities examined the impact site and the wreckage. A stray drone was also reported in Latvia the same day, and the Baltic defence ministers issued a joint statement on the drone incidents.
Attribution and uncertainty
- Origin / operator / attribution
- Ukrainian according to Estonian authorities
- Investigation / uncertainty
- Treated as war spillover; intentional attack on Estonia not established.
Sources · 3
Full record
Map positions are approximate anchors for the named place, not verified incident coordinates.
- Reported date
- 2026-03-25
- Date basis
- Morning 25 March; EET
- Location / jurisdiction
- Auvere power station, Ida-Viru County; EU land
- Event categories
- Incursion; infrastructure impact; recovery
- What was reported
- Drone hit chimney of power station.
- Aircraft / vessel / quantity
- 1 military UAV
- Origin / operator / attribution
- Ukrainian according to Estonian authorities
- Damage / casualties / disruption
- No injuries or interruption of plant operations reported
- Response / outcome
- Authorities examined impact/wreckage.
- Investigation / uncertainty
- Treated as war spillover; intentional attack on Estonia not established.
- Route / entry mechanism
- Entered from Russia; intended Russian target, not Estonia
- Explosive payload
- Not reported
- Counting / links
- One incident record; no duplicate stages added.
- Research provenance
- Prior research; relevant event source rechecked during export
Record E006. Record fields keep the register’s original wording.