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French NATO jet shoots down drone over Latvia as another explodes in Moldova
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French NATO jet shoots down drone over Latvia as another explodes in Moldova

France 24 · Jun 8, 2026, 2:05 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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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 neighbou

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