The Latvian Armed Forces confirmed that at least one drone was detected in national airspace on Thursday, triggering the deployment of NATO Baltic Air Policing fighter jets.

Drone activity was recorded near the Belarusian border in eastern Lithuania, but the warning was later extended to the capital, Vilnius.

Latvia’s armed forces said on Thursday that there is at least one drone flying in the country’s airspace, the latest in a series of such security incidents