Russia and NATO are beefing hard. Poland and the Baltics are especially nervous... Yesterday, Russian border guards were spotted crossing into Estonia.

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Russian border guards that crossed the border.

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The related news report and the spot where the incident happened: https://news.err.ee/1609888417/russian-border-guards-crossed-into-estonia-with-unclear-motives-minister-says

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The area marked on the map. They rode a hovercraft, crossed over temporarily, then pulled back... If they used a hovercraft to cross, it wasn't just an accidental patrol blunder, which means there was intent behind it... This, along with the Polish drone border incursion, seems like they're starting to poke the bear. What's the goal? Are they just checking response times?

BTW, the border guards are a different organization from the Russian military.

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They belong to the Federal Security Service (FSB), not the Ministry of Defense. They're basically a quasi-military organization, but the concept is slightly different. Deploying huge armies right on the border like on the Korean Peninsula is kinda unique globally. Usually, if you put soldiers on the border, neighbors get triggered like, 'Yo, you wanna go to war?' That's why border security is handled by these guard units, not regular soldiers. The US runs its border guards under Customs too... Anyway, a border guard unit—not regular army, but close—invaded a neighbor's border... I'm really curious about their motives.