On the night of Wednesday, 11 November, Latvia declared an air alert in parts of Latvia due to a possible threat in the airspace.
Source: Latvian National Armed Forces on social media
Details: In particular, an air alert was declared in Ludza, Augšdaugava, Kraslav, Smiltėna, Gulbene, Cēsis and other regions.
In the Smilteni, Gulbene, and Madona regions, the danger level was raised from yellow to orange.
In messages, the Latvian Armed Forces urged citizens to stay indoors, follow the “two-wall” rules, and monitor official announcements.
According to the country’s military, drone interceptor and air defense units have been put on alert.
Prehistory:
- On 24 October, the Latvian National Armed Forces reported the discovery of wreckage of a crashed drone in the country.
- On 18 October, debris from a suspected drone that violated Lithuania’s airspace was found in the village of Juodžonis, in the Pasvalys district of Lithuania. Lithuania claims that the drone entered the country’s airspace from Polish territory.
- Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius said that the drone that flew into Lithuania contained explosives.
- Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhiy Tykhyi said the drone incident in Lithuania was likely a result of Russian electronic warfare measures. He said Ukraine regretted the incident.
- The Latvian Armed Forces deployed an interceptor drone after an unidentified drone entered Latvian airspace on the evening of November 1.
