Nato jets shoot down foreign drone after it enters Latvian airspace

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NATO jets, specifically Italian Eurofighter fighters, shot down an unidentified foreign drone that entered Latvian airspace near the Balvi region. The incident was linked to Russian electronic warfare activities, causing local alerts and safety warnings to residents.

A drone entered Latvian airspace and was shot down by Italian Eurofighter jets, the military said on Friday. An air alert was lifted after the drone was intercepted, Latvia’s military said on social media, after authorities had urged people across the Baltic state to avoid going outside and seek shelter. The military did not initially identify the drone’s origin, but said a foreign drone had entered Latvian airspace as a result of Russia’s electronic warfare activity over the Balvi region. This...