{"id":2170,"date":"2025-08-26T15:06:39","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T15:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=2170"},"modified":"2025-08-29T13:48:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T13:48:04","slug":"nato-member-reports-suspected-ukrainian-drone-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/26\/nato-member-reports-suspected-ukrainian-drone-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"NATO member reports suspected Ukrainian drone crash"},"content":{"rendered":"

An unidentified UAV has crashed and exploded in Estonia, the country\u2019s national security service has said<\/strong><\/p>\n

The remains of a crashed UAV have been discovered in a field in southern Estonia. The country\u2019s authorities suspect that it was a \u201ccombat drone\u201d<\/em> which originated in Ukraine and had been sent to attack installations in Russia.<\/p>\n

The discovery was made by a local farmer on Sunday, the head of Estonia\u2019s Internal Security Service (ISS\/KAPO), Margo Palloson, said during a press conference on Tuesday. The drone exploded in the open, inflicting no injuries or material damage.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBased on very preliminary data, we have reason to believe that this may be a Ukrainian drone that was targeted at inland Russian sites but was diverted from its course by Russia\u2019s GPS jamming and other electronic warfare measures,\u201d<\/em> Palloson stated, adding that \u201cthere is nothing to indicate that it could be a Russian drone.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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The drone disintegrated into small bits and left a \u201cclearly identifiable post-explosion crater\u201d<\/em> at the scene, he added. The authorities are still investigating where exactly the projectile came from, believing it could have traveled either from Lithuanian or Russian airspace, Palloson noted.<\/p>\n

If suspicions prove true, the incident will have marked the first time since the beginning of the Ukraine conflict that a stray military drone has reached Estonia. The two other Baltic nations, Latvia and Estonia, have repeatedly reported various UAV crashes.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, Lithuania reported the discovery of a drone which was said to have flown into the country from neighboring Belarus.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The country\u2019s authorities identified it as a Russian Gerbera drone, a smaller cousin of the Geran-2 kamikaze UAV which primarily serves as a decoy for anti-aircraft defenses. The Russian military has made no public comments on the incident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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