French NATO Jet Shoots Down Drone Over Latvia as Another Explodes in Moldova
On June 8, 2026, a French NATO jet shot down a drone that had entered Latvia's airspace, attributed to Russian electronic warfare. Separately, fragments of another drone were found in Moldova after it entered from Ukraine. The incidents have raised concerns about the spillover of the Ukraine war into NATO's borders.
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The drone entered Latvian airspace due to 'Russian electronic warfare', the military says.
A drone that entered NATO member Latvia's airspace from Russia on Monday was shot down by a French military fighter jet, as fragments of another drone were found in a field in Moldova after it entered from Ukraine earlier the same day. Military drones straying into the airspace of Russia's neighbours have stoked concerns that the war in Ukraine is spilling over NATO's borders.
For the first time, a NATO jet shot down a drone over eastern Latvia. According to the military, the drone entered Latvian airspace due to "Russian electromagnetic warfare."