Latvia warns of airspace threat and says NATO jets activated

The armed forces later stated the danger had passed and that the object was believed to be on the ground near the Russian border. The report did not name the two eastern regions or say whether any drone was intercepted.

Ukrainian military drones have been straying into the airspace of Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, creating concerns that the war in Ukraine is spilling over into NATO countries that border Russia and its ally Belarus. As Ukraine attacks Russian Baltic Sea oil shipping ports, some of its drones have missed their targets and led to security warnings in neighboring countries. In Latvia's case, it led to a government collapse earlier this year, according to the report.

Moscow has accused Kyiv of using NATO airspace as cover for attacks, while Kyiv says some of its drones have been steered off course by Russian signal jamming. The NATO countries generally blame Russia for the incidents, saying it ignited the war by invading its neighbor nearly five years ago.