Airspace violation·Latvia

Air alert in Balvi and Ludza municipalities, object falls in Balvi municipality

Overnight into 3 November 2026 Latvia’s armed forces issued an orange warning of a threat in the airspace over Balvi and Ludza municipalities, on the border with Russia, from about 00:10 to 00:35. According to the army’s initial information, an object fell in Balvi municipality; fighters of NATO’s Baltic air policing mission were scrambled. The object’s type and origin have not been established; the search continues.