Latvia Deploys Air Defense Units After Drone Incident Near Russian Border

Latvia’s Air Force identified a foreign unmanned aerial vehicle entering the country’s airspace from Russia before crashing in the southeastern Krāslava district. No civilians were injured, and no civilian infrastructure was damaged. Units from Latvia’s armed forces, state police, and border guard were deployed to the site. An investigation into the incident is underway. The incident is the latest in a series of drone incidents in the region, with Lithuania reporting a similar incident just days earlier. The Latvian government has tightened parts of its eastern airspace regime in response to the incidents.