Latvia reports brief airspace threat and activates NATO jets
Conflict · First reported 2 Nov, 23:02 · Updated 23:13
Latvia’s armed forces warned of an airspace threat affecting two regions and said NATO air policing jets were activated. The military later said the danger had passed and the object was believed to be on the ground near the Russian border.
- Latvia’s armed forces warned of an airspace threat affecting two regions and said NATO air policing fighter jets were activated.
- Residents in two eastern regions were told to shelter indoors; the military later said the danger had passed.
- The military said the object was believed to be on the ground in Latvia near the Russian border.
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- Affected area
- Two regions of Latvia; residents in two eastern regions were told to shelter indoors.
- Response
- NATO air policing fighter jets were activated.
- Later update
- The military said the danger had passed and the object was believed to be on the ground near the Russian border.
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- An earlier Lux story reported Latvia had described a brief airspace intrusion near the Russian and Belarusian borders. [f58b3836-880f-4089-9474-455dc1b41e55]
- An earlier Lux story reported that military researchers were exploring commercial 5G networks for drone defence, with a system recently used in battlefield trials in Latvia. [0e352fd6-3086-4448-9911-c41ef8050e43]
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