French NATO Jets Down Drone in Eastern Latvia as 2nd Airspace Alert Stays Active
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Updated · Eng.Lsm.lv · Jun 8
French NATO Jets Down Drone in Eastern Latvia as 2nd Airspace Alert Stays Active
3 articles · Updated · Eng.Lsm.lv · Jun 8
Summary
Eastern Latvia remained under a second drone alert after French NATO jets shot down a foreign unmanned aircraft that entered Latvian airspace around 9:20, with no injuries or damage reported.
Russian electromagnetic warfare caused the drone to stray into Latvia, officials said, and troops were searching for fragments to identify the aircraft and assess its capabilities.
Ludza, Balvi and Alūksne municipalities received a cell-broadcast warning, while eyewitnesses placed the shootdown between Rēzekne and Kārsava in Nautrēni Parish.
Four French Rafale fighters have been deployed at Lithuania's Šiauliai Air Base since April under NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission, underscoring the alliance's frontline air-defense role.