Baltic nations, Finland issue overnight drone warnings as Russia, Ukraine exchange strikes

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NATO scrambled fighter jets after at least four drones entered the airspace of Baltic states during Ukrainian strikes on Russia, prompting brief shelter alerts in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. Officials said similar drone incursions into Finland and the Baltic region have heightened concern that the Ukraine war could spill into NATO territory.

By Andrius Sytas and Jekaterina Golubkova VILNIUS, Nov 11 (Reuters) - NATO scrambled jets overnight after at least four drones strayed into the airspace of the Baltic states during Ukrainian strikes on Russia, officials said on Wednesday, triggering brief alerts to citizens of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to seek shelter. Ukrainian military drones straying into the airspace of Finland and the Baltics this year have fuelled concern that the Ukraine war is spilling into NATO countries that border Russia and its ally Belarus.