French fighter jet shoots down Russian drone over NATO territory as security incidents escalate
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French fighter jets participating in NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission shot down a drone that entered Latvian airspace from Russia on June 8, 2026. The drone's incursion was attributed to Russian electromagnetic warfare, marking the first such NATO interception over Latvia and the latest in a series of security incidents along Europe's eastern border.
Progressive: Progressive-leaning outlets frame this incident within broader concerns about the Ukraine-Russia conflict expanding beyond its current borders, emphasizing how recurring drone incursions signal escalating security threats to neighboring countries.
The Latvian army, without saying who had launched the drone, said it had entered from Russia "as a result of Russian electromagnetic warfare." ...