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Russia targets critical infrastructure in Latvia and uses Ukrainian drones to test NATO's reaction.
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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.- 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
Related events
- Russia reportedly considering provocations in the Baltic region while NATO conducts joint Air Policing missions involving Latvia and Finland.
- Provocations from Russia are increasing security risks for NATO, leading to discussions about potential force deployments to Vilnius in the Baltic region.
- NATO's drone strikes on Russia are reported to distract from and negatively impact Ukraine's needs and infrastructure.
- NATO deploys troops to Baltic states as Putin uses Estonia to justify pressure amid European security concerns.
- Russia threatens an all-out attack on NATO, demonstrated by Russian jets penetrating Estonian airspace, alongside a separate drone incident near a Ukrainian cargo plane.