Narva Tank News Today

On Tuesday afternoon, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (Reform) met with members of Narva City Council at Stenbock House in Tallinn. Following their meeting, the city council members will decide whether or not to take the Estonian state to court over the removal of the Soviet "Tank T-34" monument from the northeastern border city in mid-August.

The Estonian government has decided to take the "Narva tank" and other Soviet-era monuments, which were removed from their locations in Narva last week, into state ownership. Previously, the monuments had belonged to the City of Narva, with some local councilors calling for them to be returned.

At a time when Estonia needs to defend itself against threats, provocations and cyberattacks from Russia and people are having a tough time financially, the local authorities in Narva seem to be spending time and energy on trying to reclaim their tank as a monument to aggression, Külli Taro finds in Vikerraadio's daily comment.

Estonia faced its "most extensive" cyberattacks since 2007 on Wednesday (August 17), following the removal of several Soviet monuments, including a tank, from the eastern border city of Narva, the government's Chief information officer said on Thursday.

A Soviet-era tank used as a war memorial in the eastern border town of Narva and now relocated to a war museum near Tallinn was found on Wednesday to be more than just a chassis, and contains an engine.

Tuesday's removal of a controversial Soviet-era tank monument had a very personal dimension to it to one family, who once farmed the area where it was sited, on the banks of the Narva River, only to face upheaval and heartache during World War Two and the ensuing, nearly half-a-century-long, Soviet occupation of Estonia, weekly Maaleht writes.

Estonia faced its "most extensive" cyberattacks since 2007's Bronze Night on Wednesday (August 17), following the removal of several Soviet monuments, including a tank, from the eastern border city of Narva, the government's chief information officer said on Thursday.

The removal of Soviet monuments should spark the question of how we feel about our own national monuments. Let us find the time, reason and dedication to replace the monuments war with monuments culture, Andres Põder writes.

Cyberattacks against the Estonian government, agencies and private companies are continuing, the head of RIA's Cyber ​​Incident Handling Department (CERT-EE), said on Thursday evening.

Tuesday night passed largely peacefully at the site just outside Narva where a Soviet-era tank monument was removed from its plinth earlier in the day, the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) says, with members of the public congregating both at the tank's former location and elsewhere remaining under control.