Riga [Latvia], March 26: Drones that entered Estonian and Latvian airspace from Russia and crashed were Ukrainian objects that strayed accidentally, local authorities said on Wednesday as they probed the incidents.
The governments in Tallinn and Riga said the aerial vehicles were misdirected Ukrainian drones used by Kiev to attack Russian targets in the Gulf of Finland. No one was injured in the crashes, they said. One drone was involved in each of the incidents that occurred in the eastern areas of both countries, close to their borders with Russia.
Government and military representatives in both countries underlined that Estonia and Latvia were not the intended targets but that they thought the unmanned Ukrainian aircraft strayed off course or were misdirected by Russian electronic countermeasures.
There was no danger to the public or public safety, statements from Riga and Tallinn said. The incidents came as Ukraine was attacking Russian targets in the Gulf of Finland with dozens of drones.
In Estonia, the drone struck a chimney at the Auvere power station in Ida-Virumaa County. No one was hurt in the incident that occurred at 3:43 am (0143 GMT), the Estonian Security Police said.In Latvia, radar detected an unidentified flying object crossing the Latvian border at 2:19 am (0019 GMT), a military report said.
Source: Qatar Tribune
