TASS5/19/2026World1 min readRussia
Estonia downs Ukrainian drone for first time
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- Estonia's air defenses have downed a drone for the first time independently.
- The presumed Ukrainian UAV entered Estonian airspace and was shot down over Lake Vortsjarv.
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VILNIUS, May 19. /TASS/. Estonia’s air defenses independently downed a presumably Ukrainian drone for the first time, Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur reported.
"This is the first time we've downed a drone on our own," the top Estonian defense official told the Delfi news outlet. According to him, the drone entered Estonia’s airspace and was downed over Lake Vortsjarv in the southern part of the country. It is presumed that the UAV was launched from Ukrainian territory.
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