On the night of Tuesday, September 1, a possible threat in the airspace of Latvia was declared in the Alūksne municipality, reports LETA, citing the National Armed Forces (NAF). The warning was issued at **3:37 AM**. Residents of the affected area were sent messages through the cellular alert system. At the same time, NATO fighters on a mission to patrol the airspace of the Baltic states were activated. Residents were urged to stay indoors, close windows and doors, and adhere to the so-called **"two walls rule"** — to remain in the most protected part of the building, separated from the street by at least two walls. If a low-flying, suspicious, or potentially dangerous object is detected, the NAF urged not to approach it and to report what was seen by calling **112**. However, the alert did not last long. At **4:17 AM**, the National Armed Forces reported that the threat in the airspace of the Alūksne municipality had passed. Thus, the warning was in effect for about 40 minutes. About an hour and a half before the alert was declared in the Alūksne municipality, a yellow-level warning, indicating a lower level of possible air threat, was also announced in the Ludza municipality. It was subsequently canceled as well. This summer, residents of Latgale and Vidzeme have repeatedly received messages from the cellular alert system about possible threats in the airspace. Several drones have fallen and exploded on the territory of Latvia. In some cases, such drones were shot down by NATO fighters. All such incidents involving drones were presumably related to the approach to or crossing of the airspace of Latvia by drones involved in the Russian-Ukrainian war. In early August, the Lithuanian portal 15min.lt reported, citing information from Lithuanian military intelligence, that Russia is considering attacks on the critical infrastructure of the Baltic states using Ukrainian drones.
