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Ten Latvian Districts on Alert

The first phone alerts came before midnight. By morning, Latvia’s military had counted three drones and promised a review with its NATO allies.

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Odd Inge Teige
Nov 11

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Residents in ten Latvian municipalities received airspace warnings overnight on November 10–11, after drones approached or entered the country. The Latvian National Armed Forces said three crossed into Latvian airspace. Two briefly crossed the eastern border. The third entered from Lithuania, flew north through Latvia and…

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