NATO fighter jets shot down a foreign drone over Latvia's Balvi municipality. Latvian authorities linked the drone incursion to Russian electromagnetic warfare causing the drone to enter Latvian airspace. Latvia did not specify the drone's origin. The incident occurred over the Balvi region during NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission. Latvian airspace alerts were issued and lifted at 4:50 a.m. local time. Finland temporarily restricted airspace and sea area in the eastern Gulf of Finland as a precaution. Latvia's Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs emphasized the need to strengthen surveillance and anti-drone capabilities at Latvia's eastern border. This event is part of repeated drone incursions linked to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and Russian electronic warfare efforts disrupting drone navigation. NATO allies have similarly shot down drones over Latvian territory attributed to Russian electromagnetic warfare.

NATO fighter jets shot down a foreign drone over Latvia's Balvi municipality. Latvian authorities linked the drone incursion to Russian electromagnetic warfare causing the drone to enter Latvian airspace. Latvia did not specify the drone's origin. The incident occurred over the Balvi region during NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission. Latvian airspace alerts were issued and lifted at 4:50 a.m. local time. Finland temporarily restricted airspace and sea area in the eastern Gulf of Finland as a precaution. Latvia's Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs emphasized the need to strengthen surveillance and anti-drone capabilities at Latvia's eastern border. This event is part of repeated drone incursions linked to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and Russian electronic warfare efforts disrupting drone navigation. NATO allies have similarly shot down drones over Latvian territory attributed to Russian electromagnetic warfare.