Latvia's military and Foreign Affairs Minister said on Monday that French fighter jets had shot down a drone that entered its airspace earlier in the day.
Baiba Braže, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Latvia, took to X to "thank our French allies for shooting down the drone that penetrated Latvian airspace."
The National Armed Forces (NBS) said an airspace warning that had been issued had been lifted by 10:30 am local time.
The NBS sent alerts to mobile phones of citizens living in the eastern municipalities of Ludza, Balvi and Alūksne.
A military spokesperson told the Reuters news agency that the drone entered Latvian airspace from Russia.
