NATO Baltic Air Policing Jet Shoots Down Foreign Drone Over Eastern Latvia

Finland’s defense forces temporarily restricted aviation and maritime traffic in the eastern Gulf of Finland as a precaution.

LATVIA — On the morning of August 14, a NATO fighter jet operating under the Baltic Air Policing mission from a base in Lithuania intercepted and destroyed a foreign unmanned aerial vehicle that entered Latvian airspace over Balvi Municipality.

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The Latvian National Armed Forces stated an airspace threat shortly after 4:00 a.m. local time in the municipalities of Augšdaugava, Preiļi, Rēzekne, Balvi, and Alūksne.

Residents were directed to seek indoor shelter following the two-wall principle and to avoid approaching any low-flying or suspicious objects. NATO Baltic Air Policing fighters were scrambled in response.

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