Tag: Latvia
NATO Fighters Shoot Down Drone After Latvian Airspace Incursion
Latvia declared an airspace threat before dawn on Friday after a foreign drone entered its territory over the Balvi region in the country's northeast, prompting NATO fighters to scramble and shoot the aircraft down within roughly an hour. The incident is the latest in a series of drone incursions that…
Denmark Deploys Battalion to Latvia to Deter Russia
Denmark has begun deploying an 850-strong combat battalion to Latvia, reinforcing NATO's eastern flank against Russia. According to the Danish Armed Forces, the battalion follows a Danish infantry company that arrived in July and will rotate into Camp Valdemar in early August, remaining until January 2027. Reuters reported that Defence…
