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The incident marks the latest in a series of Baltic NATO airspace violations by misguided Ukrainian drones sent to strike Russian targets far away from Kyiv. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On May 7, two drones entered Latvia from Russian airspace, hitting a fuel depot. Nobody was injured. As early as March of this year, there had been incidents of Ukrainian drones crashing into Baltic allies\u2019 territory, with one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2026\/03\/27\/ukrainian-drones-hit-all-three-baltic-states-did-russia-redirect-them\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">hitting a power plant chimney<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the latest incident, Latvia\u2019s prime minister, Evika Sili\u0146a, said that defense minister Andris Spr\u016bds had lost her trust and \u201cthat of the public,\u201d calling on him to resign. He did so on Sunday, being replaced by Col. 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The fact that the drones missed their targets and crashed in friendly territory instead, he said, \u201cwas the result of Russian electronic warfare deliberately diverting Ukrainian drones from their targets in Russia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5218\" height=\"3479\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2274773289.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-120846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2274773289.jpg.jpg 5218w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2274773289.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2274773289.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2274773289.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2274773289.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2274773289.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5218px) 100vw, 5218px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Latvia&#8217;s then-defense minister, Andris Spruds, takes part in a panel discussion during the Defence 24 Days conference on May 6, 2026, in Warsaw, Poland. (Photo by Omar Marques\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When a series of drones hit all three Baltic states earlier this year, there had been speculation that Russian electronic warfare may be to blame, and that Russia was deliberately re-routing the aircraft \u201cback to sender\u201d \u2212 but toward Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new statement by a top Ukrainian official provides the strongest public confirmation yet that this is a tactic employed by Moscow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So far, there have been no deaths or injuries reported from wayward Ukrainian drones, but the accidental air strikes have laid bare the inadequate state of air defense even at NATO\u2019s most exposed frontier, with the lack of fatalities seemingly mostly a matter of luck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Thursday\u2019s strike, which took place 40 kilometers into Latvian territory from the Russian border, four empty oil storage tanks were damaged, and firefighters had to extinguish a smoldering area of around 30 square meters. Schools in R\u0113zekne were closed, air raid alerts were declared across three municipalities, and residents reported hearing explosions. French NATO Baltic Air Policing jets were scrambled during the alert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Latvian officials initially said the drones were not shot down because the safety of civilians and infrastructure could not be guaranteed. Spr\u016bds then reversed that stance entirely, saying: \u201cDrones must be shot down \u2014 that\u2019s the responsibility of the head of the Armed Forces and myself, as the political leader.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As in March, the Baltic states have used the incident to call for stronger air defense measures. 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