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Russia targets critical infrastructure in Latvia and uses Ukrainian drones to test NATO's reaction.
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Updated Oct 14
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What happened
Russia targets critical infrastructure in Latvia and uses Ukrainian drones to test NATO's reaction.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.Russia conducts drone strikes on Latvia and escalates hybrid attacks on Europe.1 source
- Russian drone spies targeted nuclear sites and critical infrastructure in Latvia, leading to air defense scrambles.Sub-event
Russia's EW attack in Latvian airspace triggers NATO's activation of Baltic airspace patrols.1 source
Russia escalates attacks against Latvia, targeting critical infrastructure and testing NATO defenses.1 source
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The entities involved
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Latvia
sovereign state in northeastern Europe
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NATO
intergovernmental military alliance between 32 member states
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