Latvia / 2024-09-07-lv-1
airspace incident: Rēzekne Municipality (2024-09-07)
/ date of the event
What happened
A Russian drone that had flown through Belarus entered Latvia and came down in Rēzekne Municipality. The incident came a week after Latvia's Defence Minister announced there would be a 'concrete reaction' if drone incidents continued.
The word "Russian" in this description comes from the source's account of where the object was made or what type it is. It is not a finding about who sent it or on whose orders. This record carries no assessment of responsibility: see the attribution band below.
Responsibility and limits of the evidence
not assessed
Nobody has yet assessed responsibility for this record. Not assessed is not the same as not established.
Impact
- killed
- not established
- injured
- not established
- damage
- not established
Sources
- Naruszenia przestrzeni powietrznej nieobjętej działaniami wojennymi podczas wojny rosyjsko-ukraińskiej
pl.wikipedia.org / secondary source
supports: the record
- Violations of non-combatant airspace during the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022-present)
en.wikipedia.org / secondary source
supports: the record