Drone Enters Latvia Airspace, NATO Jets Scrambled; Italian Fighter Shoots It Down

NATO
fighte
jets
have
shot
dow
a
d o e
that
e te ed
Latvia
ai space,
the
allia ce
a d
Latvia
autho ities
said
F iday.

Two
Italia
Eu ofighte s
we e
sc ambled
a d
o e
dest oyed
the
u ma ed
ai c aft,
while
two
Tu kish
F-16s
we e
also
deployed
u de
NATO
comma d.

What
happe ed
ove
Latvia?

Latvia’s
milita y
i itially
issued
a
ai
ale t
a d
u ged
people
i
affected
a eas
to
emai
i doo s
a d
seek
shelte .

Autho ities
said
the
fo eig
d o e
e te ed
Latvia
ai space
ove
the
Balvi
egio
as
a
esult
of
Russia
elect o ic
wa fa e
activity.

It
was
ot
immediately
clea
whe e
the
d o e
o igi ated,
a d
NATO
said
a
i vestigatio
was
u de way.

Latvia
autho ities
did
ot
ide tify
the
d o e
as
Uk ai ia .

Howeve ,
the
efe e ce
to
Russia
elect o ic
wa fa e
aised
the
possibility
that
a
Uk ai ia
d o e
ta geti g
Russia
had
bee
fo ced
off
cou se
by
i te fe e ce.

Uk ai ia
fo ces
had
attacked
ta gets
i
o thweste
Russia
ove ight,
acco di g
to
Latvia
media.

Has
this
happe ed
befo e?

Latvia
a d
othe
NATO
cou t ies
alo g
the
allia ce’s
easte
fla k
have
faced
epeated
i cu sio s
by
d o es
si ce
Russia’s
full-scale
i vasio
of
Uk ai e.

A
st ay
d o e
was
also
shot
dow
ove
Latvia
i
ea ly
Ju e,
while
othe
Uk ai ia
d o es
headi g
towa d
o thweste
Russia
have
p eviously
e te ed
Latvia
ai space
a d
c ashed.

Roma ia
a d
Spa ish
fighte
jets
we e
also
deployed
o
Thu sday
afte
d o es
e te ed
Roma ia
ai space
ea
Uk ai e.

Why
a e
Italia
jets
defe di g
Latvia
ai space?

Esto ia,
Latvia
a d
Lithua ia
do
ot
ope ate
thei
ow
fighte
ai c aft,
so
NATO
allies
otate
espo sibility
fo
polici g
thei
skies.

The
Italia
Eu ofighte s
i volved
i
F iday’s
i te ceptio
a e
based
at
Siauliai
ai
base
i
Lithua ia.

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