The Estonian government has approved the building of a 2.5-meter fence on its border with Russia as the latest measure aimed at fortifying Estonia’s part of EU outer borders, local media reported.

The government’s plan also includes providing the country’s eastern border with a modern tracking system, to combat cross-border crime and illegal border crossing, the Baltic Delfi news network reported.

Earlier, Latvia started building a 92-km fence on the border with Russia in what Interior Ministry officials said is an attempt to check the number of illegal migrants flowing into the country.