# NATO jets shoot down drone over Latvia as Ukrainian attack sparks fire at Russian Baltic port

https://mins.news/en/item/21929

- Meduza, 2026-08-14 07:34 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/14/nato-fighter-jets-shoot-down-drone-over-latvia-ukrainian-attack-sparks-fire-at-a-major-russian-baltic-sea-port

> A Ukrainian drone attack started a fire at Russia’s Ust-Luga port in the Leningrad region, though the blaze was later extinguished without casualties. Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses downed 553 Ukrainian drones over 18 regions and Crimea. Latvia’s armed forces said NATO jets shot down a drone that entered Latvian airspace, which they attributed to Russian electronic warfare.

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