In addition to the two crashed drones in Latgale, another unmanned aerial vehicle flew into the airspace of Latvia early Wednesday morning and then left it, reported the National Armed Forces (NAF).
In connection with these incidents in Latgale, unmanned aerial vehicles of the National Armed Forces (NAF) were raised into the air to monitor the airspace. Thus, the drones spotted by residents of Rēzekne in the sky over the city after sunrise were unmanned aerial vehicles of the NAF, confirmed the army to the LETA agency.
Today during the day, the NAF is deploying its drones to assess the current situation after the threat to the airspace. Additionally, in response to the aerial threat, NATO mission aircraft were immediately deployed to patrol the airspace of the Baltic states, which patrolled the airspace along the eastern border of Latvia for several hours, the NAF reported.
As reported, several unmanned aerial vehicles flew into the airspace of Latvia from Russia early Thursday morning, two of which crashed, according to the National Armed Forces (NAF).