Baltic Airspace: A Proxy War Escalates The NATO jet that shot down a suspected Ukrainian drone over Estonian airspace on Tuesday is just one incident in a growing pattern of airspace violations in the region.
This development is striking not because it's a new threat – drones have been a recurring concern for Baltic NATO member states for months – but rather its implications: the increasing entanglement of these countries in Ukraine's war with Russia.
The Estonian military responded swiftly, shooting down the drone within minutes of entering their airspace, underscoring the region's growing unease.