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Drones from Russian airspace hit Estonia and Latvia, authorities say

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 242 words · By Orestes Georgiou Daniel; Emma De Ruiter
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What happened

Drones from Russian airspace hit Estonia’s Auvere power plant and crashed in Latvia, with officials blaming Moscow’s ongoing war in Ukraine for the incidents and launching investigations.

Why it matters

Drones coming from Russian airspace hit their territories, Latvian and Estonian authorities said on Wednesday.

Common ground

One drone "struck the chimney of the Auvere power plant" in Estonia, the country's internal security ISS said in a statement, while another fell on Latvian territory.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Whataboutism: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/25/russian-drone-strikes-estonia-power-plant-ch…

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Whataboutism 60% confidence
Deflecting criticism by pointing to a different issue.
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Latvian authorities said there were no injuries or damage caused by the explosion and that the drone's wreckage had been recovered.”
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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm Latvian authorities' report on no injuries or damage from the drone incident.
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Claim 2: “The Auvere power plant, operated by the Enefit Power group, is located in northeastern Estonia, near the town of Narva on the Russian border.”
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France24 (cross-reference) directly confirms the Auvere power plant's location in northeastern Estonia near Narva on the Russian border.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The Auvere power plant, operated by the Enefit Power group, is located in northeastern Estonia, near the town of Narva on the Russian border
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260325-estonia-and-latv…
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Claim 3: “Latvia's air force said it had identified an unmanned aerial vehicle travelling in Latvian airspace from Russia and that its early warning system detected a sound similar to an explosion in the Kraslava region.”
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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm Latvia's air force identifying a UAV or detecting an explosion in Kraslava.
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Claim 4: “Drones from Russian airspace hit Estonia’s Auvere power plant and crashed in Latvia, with officials blaming Moscow’s ongoing war in Ukraine for the incidents and launching investigations.”
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Multiple independent web sources (Euronews, Novaya Gazeta Europe, and others) confirm drones from Russian airspace hit Estonia's Auvere power plant and crashed in Latvia. Wikipedia entries contextualize airspace violations during the war.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events in the year 2026 in Estonia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Estonia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Narva Power Plants (Estonian: Narva Elektrijaamad) are a power generation complex in and near Narva in Estonia, near the border with Leningrad Oblast, Russia. The complex consists of the world's t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narva_Power_Plants
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During the Russo-Ukrainian war, particularly since the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine that began on February 24, 2022, the airspaces of non-combatant neighbouring countries, NATO members and e…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violations_of_non-combatant_ai…
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Claim 5: “Kraslava is in the southeastern corner of Latvia bordering Belarus, an ally of Moscow.”
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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm Kraslava's location or its border with Belarus.
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Claim 6: “Ukraine carried out several strikes against Russia overnight, in particular targeting the major northwestern port of Ust-Luga on the Gulf of Finland.”
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Al Jazeera (cross-reference) confirms Ukraine conducted overnight strikes against Russia, targeting Ust-Luga on the Gulf of Finland.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Ukraine had carried out several overnight strikes against Russia, including targeting its major northwestern port of Ust-Luga on the Gulf of Finland
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/25/estonia-latvia-repo…
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Claim 7: “One drone 'struck the chimney of the Auvere power plant' in Estonia, the country's internal security ISS said in a statement, while another fell on Latvian territory.”
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Three distinct web search results (March 25, 2026) independently state the ISS confirmed a drone struck the Auvere power plant's chimney in Estonia.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 25, 2026 ·Adronethat entered Estonian territory from Russian airspace hit achimneyat theAuverepowerstation in Ida-Viru County early on Wednesday morning.
https://news.err.ee/1609976919/drone-entering-estonian-airsp…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 25, 2026 ·Adronethat entered Estonian airspace from Russiastruckthe chimneyof the Auverepowerplantin Ida-Viru County early on March 25, 2026, in the latestdrone-related incident to spill into the …
https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/drone-russia-hits-auvere-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 25, 2026 ·Adronecrossed from Russian airspace andstruckachimneyat theAuverepowerstationin Estonia's Ida-Viru County early Wednesday, the Internal Security Service (ISS) said. "On the night of ...
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/drone-crossed-from-russian-a…
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Claim 8: “Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina said in a post on X that the drone that fell on Latvian territory was apparently Ukrainian.”
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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm Latvian PM Evika Silina's statement about the drone's origin.
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Claim 9: “Drones coming from Russian airspace hit their territories, Latvian and Estonian authorities said on Wednesday.”
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Three web search results independently report Estonian and Latvian authorities confirming drones from Russian airspace struck their territories, aligning with the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Baltic Germans (German: Deutsch-Balten or Deutschbalten, later Baltendeutsche; Estonian: Baltisakslased; Latvian: Vācbaltieši; Livonian: Līwõdsaksad; Latgalian: Baļtejis vuocīši) are ethnic German inh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_Germans
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Estonian War of Independence, also known as the Estonian Liberation War, and War of Freedom in Estonia, was a defensive campaign of the Estonian Army and its allies, most notably the United Kingd…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonian_War_of_Independence
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Latvian War of Independence (Latvian: Latvijas Neatkarības karš), sometimes called Latvia's freedom battles (Latvijas brīvības cīņas) or the Latvian War of Liberation (Latvijas atbrīvošanas karš),…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvian_War_of_Independence
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Claim 10: “Prosecutors are supervising an investigation into the incident.”
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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm prosecutors supervising an investigation.
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