NATO F-16 Shoots Down Ukrainian Drone Diverted into Estonian Airspace
A Romanian F-16 participating in NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission shot down a Ukrainian long-range drone over Estonia on May 19, 2026. The drone was diverted 30 meters from residential buildings after Russian electronic jamming pushed it off its original course into NATO territory. Ukraine issued a formal apology to the Baltic states, emphasizing that the incident was unintended. Estonia's defense ministry noted this was the first such aerial interception in the Baltics since the 2022 invasion.