Latvia finds drone pieces six days after first hearing a boom
Military officials confirmed the discovery on Saturday, ending a search that had been suspended after two days due to lack of information.
By Olivia Miller ·
Latvia’s National Armed Forces confirmed on Saturday, October 24, that they located drone debris in the Alūksne district.
The military stated that the unmanned aerial vehicle likely entered Latvian airspace on October 18. Officials initially detected a sound resembling an explosion. The National Armed Forces and the State Police started a search for a crash site. They stopped the operation after two days because available data was insufficient to determine what had occurred.
An investigation into the specific circumstances is currently active. Authorities also launched an internal review to assess the incident and surrounding factors. The military reported that no civilians were injured. No damage was recorded to civilian infrastructure, and officials have not identified new threats.
The finding follows a similar event in Lithuania. On October 18, wreckage from a suspected drone was discovered in the village of Juodžionys in the Pasvalys district. Lithuanian officials said the drone entered their airspace from Poland. Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius stated that the Lithuanian drone contained explosives. Heorhii Tykhyi, a spokesman for Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, attributed the Lithuanian incident to Russian electronic warfare measures. Ukraine expressed regret over the event.
The Latvian military announced the discovery on Saturday. The debris was found in the Alūksne district. The initial search began after reports of an explosion-like noise. The operation paused for a period before resuming.
