Latvia says a drone that entered its airspace on Sunday was most likely a Russian Geran, and the one that crashed near Balvi probably Ukrainian

Latvia's military has given its assessment of two drones that entered the country's airspace near the Russian and Belarusian borders. This report draws on Reuters (in copy published by The Straits Times); LSM, Latvia's public broadcaster (Russian-language service); and the Lithuanian news agency ELTA (in copy published by LRT). Quotations have been translated by Scopa's Realm. ## Sunday's drone On the evening of Sunday 1 November, sensors detected a possible foreign aircraft and a warning was issued in Krāslava and Ludza municipalities, LSM reports. The military launched a Latvian-made Blaze interceptor drone, but the object flew back towards Russia, and the interceptor was self-destructed because it could not be recovered and might have crossed the border. "We concluded that it was most likely a Russian Geran-type UAV," a National Armed Forces adviser told reporters, according to LSM. The military does not know whether it was a decoy or carried a warhead, LSM and ELTA report. ## The Balvi crash Just after midnight on Tuesday, a warning was issued in Balvi and Ludza municipalities; two interceptor drones were launched and NATO air-policing fighter jets were deployed, LSM and ELTA report. The military believes that drone, most likely belonging to Ukraine's armed forces, came down by itself in Balvi municipality. One interceptor returned to base and the other was self-destructed for safety reasons. Home Guard units and army drones have been searching since Tuesday morning but have not found any debris. Drones, mostly of Ukrainian origin, have strayed into the airspace of Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania during the war, Reuters reports; Kyiv says some have been steered off course by Russian jamming.