NATO aircraft shoot down drone over Latvia, which blames 'Russian electromagnetic warfare'

NATO fighter jets shot down a foreign drone that had entered Latvian airspace. The incident prompted an air alert, during which authorities urged people to avoid going outside and seek shelter.

The drone was intercepted by Italian Eurofighter jets, according to the South China Morning Post. Latvia's military initially did not identify the drone's origin.

Finland briefly restricted airspace and sea areas amid heightened Baltic security concerns. This incident occurred as part of a broader context of increased tensions in the region.

Brief written by urgent.news from CNBC, CNBC World, Yle News Finland, South China Morning Post, Punch — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.