Latvia explained why it decided to shoot down the drone
The decision to shoot down the drone that entered Latvian airspace was made to protect the country’s residents, said Latvian Defense Minister Raivis Melnis.
The decision to shoot down the drone that entered Latvian airspace was made to protect the country’s residents, said Latvian Defense Minister Raivis Melnis.
On Friday morning in Latvia, after NATO forces shot down a foreign drone, Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius assures that the same fate would await a drone flying into Lithuania.
The decision to shoot down the drone that entered Latvian airspace was made to protect the country’s residents, said Latvian Defense Minister Raivis Melnis.
It is being investigated what origin the drone shot down by NATO forces in Latvia on Friday morning is, says Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Robertas Kaunas.
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