Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 02:15pm on 14 Aug 2026,Friday International
NATO jets shot down a drone after it entered Latvian airspace on Friday, raising fresh concerns along NATO’s eastern border. NATO said two Italian fighter jets and two Turkish F-16s were sent to respond. An Italian jet destroyed the drone, but its origin is still unknown. Latvia said the drone may have entered its airspace because of Russian electronic warfare. A separate drone crashed in Romania near the Ukrainian border, with no damage reported. Meanwhile, Ukraine confirmed a drone attack on Russia’s Ust-Luga port, causing a fire and damage to two processing units. Russia also reported major drone attacks overnight.
