The first Russian drone crashed in Latvia
A Russian drone that entered Latvia through the territory of Belarus crashed. The Ministry of Defense of Latvia reported that the violation of the country's airspace was accidental. Despite this, NATO member states were informed about this and the Russian ambassador was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
A Russian drone entered Latvian airspace via Belarus and crashed in the Rezekne region. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of Latvia. According to preliminary estimates, the violation of Latvian airspace was accidental.
Various state agencies, including the police, are investigating the incident. The Latvian armed forces informed NATO member states about the incident.
You are the pilot of the plane entry into the territory of the country was registered by the Latvian armed forces , His movement was tracked and the crash site was identified .
Latvian Defense Forces Commander Leonid Kalnins told LETA that the drone entered Latvian airspace early Saturday morning and was soon detected by the military.
"We have been assessing and monitoring the situation to determine the level of risk and understand if any assets or civilians are at risk," Kalnins said .
Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds said the incident "confirms the need to further strengthen Latvia's eastern border, as well as improve air defense and electronic warfare systems."
Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned a representative of the Russian Embassy on Monday.
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