A Shahed could have fallen on Latvian territory on the morning of September 7
In Latvia yesterday, September 7, according to reports from the country’s Ministry of Defense, a Russian military drone, which had previously flown in from the territory of Belarus, crashed in the area of the city of Rezekne.
The monitoring group “Belarusian Gayun”, which tracks military movements across the territory of Belarus, writes in its Telegram channel that it could have been “Shakhedov”, who had previously been spotted in Belarusian airspace.
The following facts indicate this:
- According to media reports, on the same day at about 9.50 a.m., a Latvian Air Force helicopter flew and subsequently landed in the area of the Latvian village of Krupi (near Rezekne). The area where the helicopter was patrolling is located 70 km from the border with Belarus;
- On September 7 at 5.16 a.m. a kamikaze drone flew into Belarus near Pinsk. At about 6.30 a.m. it was spotted near Novogrudok. The further route of the “Shakhed” in Belarus is unknown, but it is known for certain that it continued to move along a northern course;
- The distance from Novogrudok to Rezekne is approximately 335 km – at an average speed of 200 km/h, the drone could have reached Rezekne by around 8.30 am.
Thus, it cannot be ruled out that the Shahed who crashed near Rezekne could be the same Shahed who flew near Navahrudak in the morning, – the Belarusian Gayun notes. – In addition, we recall that on the night of September 6-7, the RB Air Force aircraft were also spotted in the Vileika area in the north of the country, which may indicate that not one, but two Shaheds could have reached the north of Belarus yesterday.
Russian drone crashes in Latvia
Source: Racurs
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