Has there ever been a direct clash between NATO and Russia?
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Under the banner of NATO, not that I'm aware of.
However the forces of NATO nations under UN command have fought directly against Russian forces in the Korean War - specifically pilots flying MiG-15's against mostly American air forces.
There have also been a number of incidents similar to today's shooting down of a Russian aircraft: see here for details of the US-USSR shooting down a variety of each others' aircraft between 1950 and 1970
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air-to-air_combat_losses_between_the_USSR_and_US
Note that this link is only describing USA-USSR interactions (not post-USSR Russia nor other non-US NATO members), in a specific timeframe (1950-1970), and only counts incidents where one aircraft was shot down by another aircraft (so doesn't include aircraft shot down from the ground, or any other land or sea incidents).
I don't know off the top of my head if there are other incidents of any type. I would assume there were border tensions around the Berlin Wall (/Inner German Border) and other borders which probably let to some level of clashes at various stages, and there have almost certainly been incidents between submarines that we never hear full details of.
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In 1960 a US plane has been shot down in the Soviet air space: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_U-2_incident
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If simple shooting down of a plane counts, then one thing that immediately springs to mind is the shooting down of the U-2 spy plane over Russian territory in 1960.
The main point of difference is that the pilot in that incident was not part of the US military, and it was not an operation for a military service. Considering that he was former military, and was working for the US government, that's not much of a fig leaf to hide behind though.
There were some rumors of other military confrontations I've heard of before. Missing subs that were said to have collided with opposing subs. There was a rumor that the KAL airliner shot down by the USSR in 1983 was being shadowed by a US military plane, and that was the true target of the missile. Its possible (even likely) all the rumors are false, but if one were true, both sides denying it would be the best way to avoid a cycle of escalation.
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The Incident at Pristina Airport, 12 June 1999, following the war in Kosovo, was a direct stand-off between NATO and the Russian Federation. Despite a desire (and order) for engaging in combat by SACEUR Wesley Clark,the incident passed without bloodshed allegedly after some strategic insubordination by now-crooner James Blunt.
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