RIGA, Aug 14, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Latvian airspace, the country's military said Friday.

The interception came against a backdrop of heightened concern in Europe over unauthorised drone activity, as the Russia-Ukraine war grinds on in its fifth year.

The threat had ended, the armed forces said in a post on X, adding that allied fighter jets successfully destroyed the unmanned aerial vehicle that entered the NATO member state's airspace.

On Monday, French fighter jets deployed to NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission shot down a drone in Latvia, marking the first time the alliance's rapid-reaction force has downed a stray drone over the country.

German authorities last week found an explosives-laden drone at Leipzig airport, while operations at Hanover airport were disrupted after a drone entered restricted airspace, officials told AFP on Tuesday.