The Russian military drone that crashed in Latvia was carrying explosives that were most likely intended for an attack on Ukraine, but the aircraft strayed into the Baltic state's airspace, Latvian authorities said today.

Romania and Latvia, NATO members supporting Ukraine in its two-year war against Russia, announced yesterday that they were investigating Russian drones that crashed after entering their airspace.

The aircraft that crashed in Latvia is an Iranian-made Shahed drone, said the commander of the Latvian Armed Forces, Leonids Kalnins.

The drone's explosives, which were likely intended for Ukraine, were defused after the aircraft was found in Latvia, Kalnins told reporters.

The drone crashed in the area of ​​the village of Gajgalava, about 90 kilometers from the border with Belarus, from where it entered the airspace of the Baltic country, the Latvian Ministry of Defense announced today.

Nato Deputy Secretary-General Mircea Joanna yesterday criticized the incidents as "irresponsible and potentially dangerous" but said there was no indication it was a deliberate attack on the alliance's member states.