NATO jet shoots down suspected Ukrainian drone over Estonia amid rising regional tensions

Ukrainian rescuers at the site of a Russian air attack in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region. PIC/AFP

A NATO military jet shot down a suspected Ukrainian drone over Estonia on Tuesday, the Baltic country said, in the latest of airspace violations in the region amid frequent Ukrainian attacks on Russia.

Neighbouring Latvia also issued a drone alert, with NATO Baltic Air Police jets summoned to the area. Ukraine has stepped up drone attacks on Russia.

Since March, several Ukrainian military drones have strayed into the airspace of NATO members Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, which all border Russia.

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