A drone entered Latvian airspace and was shot down by fighter jets from a NATO partner country, Latvia's military said on Friday.
An air alert was lifted after the drone was intercepted, the military said on X. Earlier, authorities had urged people across the Baltic state to avoid going outside and seek shelter.
The military did not initially identify the drone's origin, but said a foreign drone had entered Latvian airspace as a result of Russia's electronic warfare activity over the Balvi region. This suggested it could have been a Ukrainian drone diverted off course by Russian electronic interference.
It was not immediately clear which fighter jets had shot down the drone. NATO members take turns policing the airspace of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, with larger alliance members providing the fighter aircraft.
Latvia, a NATO and European Union member with a population of about 1.9 million, borders Russia to the east. Both Russia and Ukraine use drones extensively in the war in Ukraine.