The Latvian Ministry of Defence announced on Friday, August 14, 2026, that North Atlantic Treaty Organization fighter jets shot down a foreign drone after it entered Latvian airspace over the country’s east, without identifying who launched it.
Confirmation from the Ministry of Defence
The ministry said on the X platform that NATO fighter jets had successfully shot down the drone, confirming an earlier army announcement about the incident.
NATO fighter jets “successfully shot down a foreign unmanned aircraft that entered Latvia.”
Launch authority unidentified
The ministry’s announcement contained no information about the source of the drone or who launched it, nor did it provide further details about its trajectory before it was shot down over eastern Latvia.
The incident comes as drone strikes between Russia and Ukraine intensify, while the Latvian announcement did not link the incident to either side.
