French jet on NATO mission shoots down drone in Latvian airspace
A French Rafale jet shot it down after Latvia said the drone entered from Russia because of electronic warfare, and no one was hurt.
- A French military Rafale fighter jet shot down a drone that entered Latvian airspace on Monday, in an incident linked to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
- A drone crashed down and exploded on a field in eastern Moldova, which shares a border with Ukraine but is not a NATO member.
- Repeated incursions into the airspace of neighboring countries across eastern Europe in recent months have stoked concerns of a possible expansion of Russia's war on Ukraine into NATO territory.
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A French Rafale fighter jet shot down a drone over Latvia on June 8, according to officials, after the aircraft allegedly entered Latvian airspace from Russia during NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission. Reports said the incident happened near Berzgale, around 30 km from the border, prompting Latvian authorities to issue an air threat alert and advise some residents to remain indoors.
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French Rafale flew into the sky of Latvia on Monday morning, 8 June, in order to shoot down a drone, which was carried out as part of NATO's operation to protect the airspace of the Baltic States.
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