According to the ministry's account of the meeting with the NATO top brass, Sprūds discussed the recent incident related to the incursion of an armed "Shahed" type drone of the Russian Federation into the territory of Latvia from Belarus.
"During the meeting, Sprūds called for strengthening NATO's airspace defense and promoting the allies' presence in Latvia both through increased deterrence activities and through the implementation of an active NATO air defense rotation model, which the allies agreed on at the NATO Washington Summit this summer," said the ministerial release.
As widely reported, on September 7, a "Shahed" type drone fell in the Gaigalava parish of Rēzekne region. Following the incident, the Ministry of Defense has started active consultations with allies who have recently faced similar incidents. Romania reported a similar incident a day later.
There were no casualties in the Latvian incident and no damage was caused other than a small hole in the ground. An investigation into precisely what happened continues and fragments of the drone are being studied carefully.
