Alarm has swept across Europe in the wake of mysterious drone flights over EU member states, with several incidents pinning blame on Russia. These incursions into NATO airspace reached an unprecedented scale last month, sparking concerns about NATO's defensive readiness against potential Russian aggression.

This tension was notably highlighted on September 10 when a swarm of Russian drones entered Polish airspace, prompting NATO aircraft to intercept the devices. This marked the first direct NATO-Moscow encounter since the onset of Russia's conflict with Ukraine. Subsequent incidents saw Russian warplanes narrowly escorted out of Estonian airspace by NATO jets.

In response to these intrusions, European defense ministers have initiated plans to construct a 'drone wall' along borders to co

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