8月14日，北约战斗机在拉脱维亚巴尔维地区上空击落了一架进入该国领空的无人机[1]。两架意大利欧洲战斗机从位于立陶宛希奥利艾空军基地被紧急派遣，其中一架成功摧毁了该无人机[1]。此外，两架土耳其F-16战斗机也在北约指挥下部署[1]。
拉脱维亚当局表示，外国无人机因俄罗斯电子战活动进入拉脱维亚领空，该无人机可能是乌克兰无人机被干扰偏离航向[1]。乌克兰军队在同一夜间对俄罗斯西北部目标发动了攻击[1]。此前，拉脱维亚在6月初曾击落一架迷航无人机[1]。周四，罗马尼亚和西班牙战斗机也在无人机进入罗马尼亚领空后被部署[1]。
NATO fighter jets destroyed an unmanned aircraft that entered Latvian airspace on Friday, August 14, 2026, over the Balvi region.[1] Two Italian Eurofighter jets were scrambled for the interception, with one successfully taking down the drone.[1] Turkish F-16 fighter jets were also deployed under NATO command in response to the incident.[1]
Latvian authorities attributed the drone's intrusion into their airspace to Russian electronic warfare activity, suggesting the unmanned aircraft may have been a Ukrainian drone whose flight path was disrupted by jamming.[1] The Italian Eurofighter jets operate from Siauliai Air Base in Lithuania.[1] On the same night, Ukrainian forces launched attacks against targets in northwestern Russia.[1] Romanian and Spanish fighter jets had been deployed on Thursday after a drone entered Romanian airspace.[1] This marked the second such incident in recent months, as Latvia shot down a wayward drone in early June.[1]