Drone alert issued again in the Baltic states

Friday, Aug 14, 2026

Der Standard

Drone alarm in Baltics; Italian jets shot down a suspected Ukrainian drone in Latvia amid rising threats from Russia/Belarus.

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An object, likely a Ukrainian drone, was shot down by Italian fighter jets in Latvia. The Latvian military has been increasingly tracking drones for several months, with incidents occurring frequently across Northern and Northeastern Europe, sometimes involving fighter jets in Estonia or Romania. Russia and its ally Belarus are suspected of these activities as part of hybrid warfare against Europe.

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