Drones fell on the territory of Latvia and Estonia on the night of March 25. Authorities in both countries reported that the drones arrived from Russia.
In Latvia, a drone fell and exploded in the Kraslava region. There were no civilian casualties and no damage to civilian infrastructure, Delfi said, citing a statement issued by the Latvian National Armed Forces.
The Latvian army said, “Another unidentified aircraft entered the country’s airspace from Belarus, made a slight turn and flew toward Russia.”
Latvian Defense Minister Andris Prouds said that in connection with the incident, he had cut short his working visit to Ukraine and was returning.
In Estonia, on the night of March 25, a drone crashed into a chimney at the Ophir power station. Energy company Enevate Power I mentionedThe power plant was not directly damaged and the accident did not have a significant impact on the Estonian electricity grid.
A drone crashed on Monday, March 23, in Lithuania without causing damage. Lithuanian authorities said it was believed to be one of the Ukrainian drones involved in the strike in the Leningrad region, which was exposed to electronic warfare (EW) and went off course.
Latvian Prime Minister Ivica Selina, commenting on the fall of a drone in the Kraslava region, said on Wednesday, on the “900 Seconds” program on TV3, that “the drone that fell in Latvia may have been Ukrainian.” “It also happened in Lithuania. I can confirm that a similar incident occurred in Estonia,” Selenia said.
On the night of March 23 and the night of March 25, the Ukrainian army attacked the Leningrad region with drones. The governor of the region, Alexander Drozdenko, reported that more than 70 drones were shot down over the region on Monday night, and more than 50 drones on Wednesday night. On March 23, among others, the port of Primorsk was attacked, where oil tanks caught fire, and on March 25, the port of Ust-Luga, where a fire also broke out.