Alarm in the Baltic countries. Drones violated the airspace of Latvia and Estonia

The commander of the Latvian armed forces, General Kaspars Pudans, reported on LTV that in response to the threat in the air, NATO fighters stationed in Lithuania were picked up.

The drone that stayed over Latvia the longest also flew through the other Baltic countries.

However, it was decided not to shoot down the drone due to the risk to the civilian population. After leaving Latvian airspace, the drone headed towards Estonia, but its exact origin and type have not been confirmed by available radar data.

Estonian authorities reported that some of the drones involved in the attack on Russian port targets turned west, making a circle over the Gulf of Finland in Russian airspace. Some of them also briefly violated Estonian airspace.

NATO fighters that were patrolling the region decided not to shoot down the drones because they were too close to the Russian border and intervention could lead to missiles being fired into Russian territory.

Estonian broadcaster ERR reported that Wednesday's attack by Ukrainian forces on Russian port infrastructure facilities was extensive, and the fire that broke out in the port of Ust-Luga was visible all the way from Estonia.