Two Russian drones crash in Latvia: Vilnius

A screen is seen during the International military anti drone exercise Baltic Trust 25 (BATT25) at the Selonia (Selija) military training ground near Viesite on August 27, 2025. (FILE/AFP)
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Updated 07 May 2026
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Two Russian drones crash in Latvia: Vilnius

  • Several Russian drones entered Latvian airspace overnight, with two of them crashing and one causing a brief fire at an oil depot, the army said on Thursday

WARSAW: Several Russian drones entered Latvian airspace overnight, with two of them crashing and one causing a brief fire at an oil depot, the army said on Thursday.
“Several unmanned aerial vehicles entered Latvian airspace” the army of the EU and NATO member bordering Russia said in a statement, adding that two of them “crashed.”
One of the drones crashed at an oil storage site in Rezekne, in the east of the country, the national police said. A fire broke out but was quickly brought under control by firefighters.
“As long as Russian aggression against Ukraine continues, it is possible that such incidents will be repeated, when a foreign unmanned aircraft enters Latvian airspace or approaches it,” the army said.
Several drones from Russia and Ukraine have crashed in the trio of former Soviet republics in the Baltics — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania — since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.