Estonia said on Tuesday (19 May) that a NATO fighter jet shot down a suspected Ukrainian drone over its territory, in the latest reported airspace violation in the region amid ongoing Ukrainian strikes against Russia.
Neighbouring Latvia also issued a drone alert, urging residents near the Russian border to remain indoors, while NATO Baltic Air Policing jets were deployed to the area, according to the Latvian armed forces.
Ukraine has intensified long-range drone operations targeting Russia, including areas close to the Baltic region. Since March, several Ukrainian military drones have reportedly entered the airspace of NATO members Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland, all of which share borders with Russia. Latvia’s government resigned last week over its response to the incidents.
Estonian Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur said the suspected drone was downed by a Romanian Air Force F-16 fighter jet. NATO has not yet commented on the incident.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said last week that Ukraine would send specialists to Latvia to help strengthen airspace protection.
Separately, Finnish authorities reported suspected drone activity near the capital region on 15 May, prompting residents to stay indoors and leading to a three-hour suspension of flights at Helsinki Airport.
Finnish defence forces scrambled fighter jets and emergency services at the time, although no drones were ultimately located.
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