| Date | 3 Nov 2026 |
| Tracker | European Airspace Violations |
| Type | Incursion |
| Location |
Balvi Municipality, Latvia
57.07, 27.46 (approximate) |
Latvia's National Armed Forces declared an airspace threat over Balvi and Ludza municipalities at 00:10 on 3 November 2026 after detecting a drone in Latvian airspace. The armed forces said two of their interceptor drones, launched from separate positions, were used to detect and identify it, and that fighters of NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission were activated. The alert ended at 00:35. According to the armed forces, the drone visually resembled those used by Ukraine's armed forces, but its type and origin could not be confirmed; it may have come down in Balvi Municipality, where National Guard units were searching for it.
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|---|---|---|
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