Estonian town wraps school windows in film to protect children from military drones
Schools in Tartu, Estonia, are installing protective film on windows after stray Ukrainian drones have entered the country. The measure aims to shield children from glass shards if a drone explodes nearby. The town is also preparing shelters and distributing generators as part of broader safety preparations.
- ▪Stray Ukrainian drones, diverted by alleged Russian electronic jamming, have crossed into Estonia several times this spring.
- ▪A drone approached a school in Tartu in June, prompting officials to advise shelter use despite lacking training or designated spaces.
- ▪Over the summer, Tartu’s schools and kindergartens applied protective film to windows of shelters to prevent injuries from glass shards.
- ▪The town is securing 30 schools and 38 kindergartens, and distributing generators to residential buildings for winter power outages.
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Estonian town wraps school windows in film to protect children from military dronesSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Published Jul 24, 2026, 10:18 PMUpdated Jul 24, 2026, 10:18 PMSet as preferred sourceTARTU, Estonia, July 24 - Schools in Estonia's Tartu, where children have already experienced a drone heading towards them from the Russian border, are putting protective film on windows in case another comes their way.Stray Ukrainian drones, carrying bombs intended for targets in Russia but diverted from their paths, have entered the NATO and European Union country several times this spring.
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