NATO Fighter Jets Shoot Down Foreign Drone in Latvian Airspace
On June 8, Xinhua News Agency reported from Riga (reporters Wang Yihan and Chen Yufen) that the Latvian National Armed Forces announced on social media that a French fighter jet conducting NATO Baltic airspace patrols shot down a foreign drone in Latvian airspace on the same day. This marks the first time a foreign drone has been shot down in Latvian airspace.
The Latvian National Armed Forces stated that the drone was shot down over the eastern part of the country, in Latgale, and claimed that the drone had entered the country's airspace under the influence of Russian electronic warfare.
On the morning of the same day, the Latvian National Armed Forces issued air alerts in the eastern regions of Alūksne, Ludza, Balvi, and Rezekne. However, the alerts were later lifted.
On June 8, a French aircraft shot down a foreign drone over Latgale, Latvia, marking the first such incident in the country's airspace. The drone was reportedly influenced by Russian electronic warfare. Prior to the incident, air alerts were issued in several eastern Latvian locations, which were later lifted.
- French aircraft shot down a foreign drone in Latvian airspace.
- This is the first instance of a foreign drone being shot down in Latvia.
- The drone was reportedly affected by Russian electronic warfare.
- Air alerts were issued in eastern Latvia prior to the incident.
- The alerts were later lifted.