Fighter jets operating under NATO`s Baltic Air Policing mission shot down a "foreign drone" in Latvian airspace on Friday, according to the country`s military, writes Euronews.

In a statement, the Latvian armed forces said the drone had entered Latvia "as a result of Russian electromagnetic warfare" and that it was intercepted over the Balvi region in the east of the country.

The military has deployed additional air defence units to Latvia`s eastern borders and will continue to monitor its airspace, it said.

"As long as Russia`s aggression in Ukraine continues, a recurrence of cases where foreign drones enter or approach Latvian airspace is possible", the military added in its statement.

Further airspace threats were identified in the municipalities of Augšdaugava, Preiļi, Rēzekne, Balvi, and Alūksne, but these have since ended. The latest interception follows mounting drone incursions into NATO airspace along the alliance`s eastern flank, which remains particularly vulnerable to security challenges arising from Russia's war in Ukraine, which began after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of the country in February 2022.