NATO Fighter Jets Shoot Down a Ukrainian Drone in Estonia
Xinhua News Agency, Riga, May 19 (Reporter Chen Yufen) Tallinn news: According to Estonian media reports, NATO fighter jets shot down a Ukrainian drone that had entered Estonian airspace on the 19th.
According to the Estonian Public Broadcasting Corporation, around noon on the 19th, a Romanian fighter jet performing NATO's Baltic air policing mission shot down a drone over Estonia, with the drone wreckage falling into a field in the Estonian town of Pärnu.
The chairman of the Estonian Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, Miklson, stated on social media that this was "a Ukrainian drone that accidentally entered Estonian territory."
Estonian Defense Minister Pevkur said that after the incident, Ukrainian Defense Minister Fyodorov called to apologize. No reports of civilian casualties have been received so far, and relevant authorities are verifying the details.
According to local media reports, Ukraine launched drone attacks on places such as St. Petersburg, Russia, on the 19th, and residents in many areas of Estonia received drone threat alerts that day.
On May 19, a Romanian fighter jet from NATO shot down a Ukrainian drone that had entered Estonian airspace. The drone's wreckage landed in a field in Pärnu County. Estonian officials stated the drone was mistakenly in their territory, and the Ukrainian Defense Minister has since apologized for the incident.
- A NATO fighter jet shot down a Ukrainian drone in Estonian airspace.
- The incident occurred on May 19.
- The drone wreckage fell in a field in Pärnu County, Estonia.
- Estonian officials confirmed the drone was Ukrainian and had entered their airspace by mistake.
- Ukrainian Defense Minister apologized for the incident.