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

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

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

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. 

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