Russia’s FSB security services claimed that 43-year-old Natalya Vovk was responsible for the murder of Daria Dugina, 29, the daughter of far-right ideologue Alexander Dugin. Vovk then allegedly fled to Estonia, prompting Russian nationalists to demand tough action against the Baltic country that has been one of Ukraine’s biggest backers. Urmas Reinsalu, Estonia’s foreign minister, told local television: “We see this as a case of provocation in a very long series of provocations by the Russian Federation and we have nothing more to say about it at this time.” Estonia suffered its biggest cyber attack in 15 years after last week it moved a Soviet-era tank monument near its border with Russia. Reinsalu said it was part of a plan by Moscow to pressure Tallinn over its support for Ukraine, as Estonia has given more aid per capita to Kyiv than any other country. “Why did Estonia experience the biggest cyber attacks since the night of the Bronze Soldier? Why did the former president of Russia say two weeks ago that it was their failure that Estonia is still a free country?” he asked ETV. Indrek Kannik, head of the state-backed International Center for Defense and Security think-tank, also told Estonian television: “It is possible that this was the operation of the FSB itself, since these people had become a threat. At the same time, it is convenient for the Ukrainians to blame it. Now we see that Estonia can also be drawn into it.”
