Latvian minister quits as Ukraine drones hit oil tanks

She appointed Latvian ​army colonel Raivis Melnis as the new defence minister.

Latvia and Lithuania on Thursday called on the NATO military alliance to boost air defences in their region after ⁠two drones came ‌over ​the Russian border and exploded at an oil ​storage facility in ‌Latvia.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on ​Sunday said on X that the drones were Ukrainian, and flew into Latvia as ​a ​result of "Russian electronic warfare ​deliberately diverting Ukrainian drones from ‌their targets in Russia".

In response to the drone incidents, Ukraine is considering sending experts to help strengthen air security over the Baltic states, ​Sybiha said on Friday.