Fighter jets operating as part of NATO's Baltic mission shot down a "foreign drone" in Latvian airspace on Friday, the Latvian military announced.

According to the Latvian Armed Forces, the drone entered the country's airspace as a result of Russian electronic warfare and was intercepted over the Balvi region, in eastern Latvia, euronews writes.

The Latvian military has deployed additional air defense units along the eastern border and has announced that it will continue monitoring airspace.

"As Russia's aggression in Ukraine continues, it is possible that such cases, where foreign drones enter or approach Latvian airspace, will be repeated," the Latvian military stated.

Authorities also reported other aerial threats in the municipalities of Augshdaugava, Preiļi, Rezekne, Balvi and Aluksne, but these incidents have ended.

The latest incident comes at a time of increasing drone incursions into NATO airspace along the alliance's eastern flank. In July alone, Romanian jets shot down three drones in three days.

NATO has expressed "solidarity and full support" for the affected allies, stating that Russia bears full responsibility for the airspace violations, which it described as dangerous and unacceptable.

NATO's Baltic Air Policing Mission operates through four-month rotations of Allied aircraft at air bases in Siauliai, Lithuania, and Amari, Estonia. The mission was established in 2004 and expanded in 2014 following Russia's annexation of Crimea. /Telegraph/

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