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civilian-incident2026-05-08 09:40 UTC🇷🇺 Oil depot in Rēzekne, Latvia

Latvia says Ukrainian drone crashed onto empty oil depot tanks in Rēzekne

Latvia says Ukrainian drone crashed onto empty oil depot tanks in Rēzekne

Latvia’s Foreign Ministry summoned Russia’s chargé d’affaires after a UAV allegedly from Ukraine crashed onto empty oil depot tanks in Rēzekne. The post also cites a Russian Defense Ministry claim that six UAVs were detected in Latvian airspace alongside Rafale and F-16 fighters.

Details

Type
civilian-incident
Occurred
2026-05-08 09:40
Reported
2026-05-08
Location
Oil depot in Rēzekne, Latvia
Coordinates
56.5063, 27.3307
Confidence
58 / 100

Damage assessment

Drone reportedly fell onto empty oil depot storage tanks; no casualties or further damage details provided.

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