A NATO fighter shoots down a drone in Latvian airspace

One NATO fighter this morning he shot down a drone which flew over the airspace of the Latvia. This was communicated by ministry from the Defense Latvian. “The National Armed Forces inform you that, in Latvian airspace Over the Latgallia region, fighters from the NATO Baltic Air Policing mission shot down a foreign unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) that entered Latvia as a result of Russian electromagnetic warfare,” the ministry said in a statement.

“NATO fighters respond to threat in Latvian airspace”

At the same time, Latvian Defense announces that the threats to the airspace announced in the municipalities of Aluksne, Ludza, Balvi and Rezekne have ended. “THE fighter of the NATO mission Baltic Air Policing had been scrambled in response to the threat in Latvian airspace.

“Attention always high for Russian aggression in Ukraine”

The National Armed Forces, together with the allies Natoconstantly monitor the airspace to ensure the ability to respond immediately to potential threats. The National Armed Forces have strengthened air defense capabilities along the eastern border by deploying additional units,” it added.

“As long as the aggression continues Russia in Ukrainethe recurrence of incidents in which a foreign drone enters or approaches Latvian airspace remains possible,” the note concludes.

A Russian drone explodes in a field in Moldova

A drone crashed and exploded in the Moldavia eastern without causing injuries. It is the latest incident of its kind in the war-torn country neighboring Ukraine. The incident occurred after Romania, a member of the EU and the Natobordering Moldova and Ukraine, has seen two drones explode on its territory in the last two weeks.

“Fragments of a unmanned aerial vehicle were found in agricultural land near the village of Shovelnear the border,” the Moldovan Defense Ministry announced in a press release. The drone was seen entering Moldovan airspace at 00:20 local time, while “a massive attack by Russian drones and missiles against Ukraine occurred” during the night, the statement read.

Moldova”strongly condemns the incident“, read a statement on the government’s Telegram channel, which added that, based on initial information, the drone was “most likely of Ukrainian origin.” “Regardless of the provenance of the drone, the responsibility for any drone landing on the territory of the Republic of Moldova lies with Russia,” the Foreign Ministry said in a separate post on Telegram.

Il Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiga told X that “another drone russo fell in Moldova.” “The incident clearly demonstrates that Moscow poses a threat not only to Ukraine, but to the entire region and Europe as a whole,” he said, urging “collective pressure on Russia” to end the war.

Moldovan airspace has been violated dozens of times since the start of the war in Ukraine in 2022. Moldovan President Maia Sandu he said the country must strengthen its anti-drone and jamming systems. “We need to start producing drones that can intercept and shoot down other drones,” he said in an interview over the weekend.

Tajani: “Collaborate with Allies to strengthen Europe’s autonomy”

L’Europa needs strengthen its own industry of defense to meet the US request for greater autonomy and Italy believes that joint ventures with others NATO countries are useful for building a common strategy. This was stated by the Foreign Minister, Antonio Tajani, at the opening of the Italy-Norway Business Forum at the Farnesina.

“Italy has decided to invest more in defense because the world is changing”, said Tajani, “Europe has always benefited from American coverage but now the Americans have posed a theme: we must do more, also as an industrial sector”. “We need a strong defense industry, we need joint ventures with other NATO countries to have a common strategy”, added the deputy prime minister.