Frankfurt (Germany), 14 Aug. (LaPresse) – Italian Eurofighters intercepted and shot down the foreign drone that had entered Latvian airspace. This was reported by the Latvian Ministry of Defence, as reported by DPA, after an air raid alert had been issued in the Baltic state during the night. The drone was shot down after the Italian fighter jets, which were conducting surveillance of Baltic airspace on behalf of NATO, took off to intercept it. The authorities have not provided definitive information on the origin of the aircraft, describing it as a foreign drone that entered Latvian airspace following Russian electronic warfare. According to Latvian media, it may have been a Ukrainian drone that had strayed off course during an attack on targets in north-western Russia. This is not the first incident of this kind in Latvia since the start of the war in Ukraine.
Latvia: drone shot down by Italian Eurofighters
Frankfurt (Germany), 14 Aug. (LaPresse) – Italian Eurofighters intercepted and shot down the foreign drone that had entered Latvian airspace. This was reported by the Latvian Ministry of Defence, as reported by DPA, after an air raid alert had been issued in the Baltic state during the night. The drone was shot down after the Italian fighter jets, which were conducting surveillance of Baltic airspace on behalf of NATO, took off to intercept it. The authorities have not provided definitive information on the origin of the aircraft, describing it as a foreign drone that entered Latvian airspace following Russian electronic warfare. According to Latvian media, it may have been a Ukrainian drone that had strayed off course during an attack on targets in north-western Russia. This is not the first incident of this kind in Latvia since the start of the war in Ukraine.