Estonia says Nato jet shot down drone over its territory

Estonia says Nato jet shot down drone over its territoryJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJaroslav LukivReutersThe drone crashed into a forest, about 30m (98ft) from the nearest residential building, Estonia's ERR public broadcaster reportedEstonia has said a Nato fighter jet shot down a drone, which it suspects was a Ukrainian projectile knocked off course by Russian electronic jamming, over its territory.Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur said a Romanian F-16 fired a missile and drone debris fell in a marshy area in central Estonia on Tuesday. No damage was reported.Ukraine reacted by accusing Russia of deliberately redirecting Ukrainian drones launched at "legitimate military targets" in Russia, apologising to "Estonia and all of our Baltic friends for such unintended incidents".Russia has not commented on the latest in a series of recent drone incursions over Nato members Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.Last week, Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina resigned following a political crisis over Russia-bound Ukrainian drones straying into Latvian territory.Earlier this month, two Ukrainian drones hit an empty oil storage site in Latvia. Ukraine said this was the result of electronic jamming by Russia.A similar incursion was reported by Estonia and Latvia in March.Moscow has accused the three Baltic states of allowing Ukraine to use their "air corridors" to strike targets inside Russia - a claimed denied by Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius.Ukraine has recently intensified its drone and missile attacks against targets in Russia, including oil and gas facilities near the Baltic states.Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.Latvian PM resigns after row over stray Ukrainian dronesEstonia and Latvia say territories hit by stray Ukrainian dronesAt Tuesday's news conference, Pevkur said the drone was shot down shortly after 12:00 local time (09:00 GMT) between the lake of Võrtsjärv and the town o...