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.