NATO jets shoot down drone over Latvia

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NATO jets shoot down drone over Latvia. Fighter jets operating as part of NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission shot down a drone that entered Latvian airspace on Aug. 14, according to the Latvian military. The "foreign unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)" entered Latvian airspace as a result of " Russian electromagnetic warfare, " the

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NATO jets shoot down drone over Latvia.Supported · Medium-high confidence

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NATO jets shoot down drone over Latvia.

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