French warplane downs Russian drone violating Nato airspace, says official
A Russian drone that had violated Latvia’s airspace has been shot down by a French military aircraft based in Lithuania for Baltic Nato air policing mission, a Lithuanian army spokesperson said this morning.

The Baltic nation saw a confirmed Russian drone enter its airspace in the early hours today, prompting authorities to sound air raid alert.

“Allied fighter jets successfully shoot down a drone flying into Latvian airspace!,” Latvia’s army said in a post on social media X. Authorities ⁠earlier on Monday warned people in the eastern Latvian regions to seek shelter indoors due to the threat. The alert ended when the drone was shot down, the army said.

The air raid alert has now stopped, officials said.

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