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Baltic Drone Incidents Follow Escalating RussiaUkraine Drone War

The cross-border breaches signal drone warfare spilling past the front into NATO territory.

Overview

  • Ukraine’s air force, which counted nearly 1,000 Russian drones over 24 hours on Tuesday alongside dozens of missiles, said the strikes killed civilians and hit power sites across 11 regions.
  • A drone entered Estonian airspace early Wednesday and struck the Auvere power plant chimney with no injuries or major damage, and the government called an emergency security meeting.
  • Latvia reported a drone explosion in the Kraslava region and its prime minister said early findings pointed to a Ukrainian origin.
  • Ukrainian raids on Russian energy hubs have disrupted exports, with Reuters estimates putting about 40% of Russia’s oil export capacity offline and forcing cargo reroutes.
  • Both sides published competing figures on launches and shootdowns, with Moscow claiming 389 Ukrainian drones destroyed and Kyiv reporting widespread outages and site damage including a church strike in Lviv.