Oil or fuel facility

Rēzekne fuel depot — stray drone strikes

7 May 2026

Rēzekne, Latvia

What happened

Two drones that entered Latvian airspace from the direction of Russia struck an oil storage facility at Rēzekne, about 40 km from the Russian border, damaging four tanks and starting a fire that firefighters brought under control quickly. State Police examination of the wreckage established that two drones had hit the site, revising an initial account of one. The tanks were empty and no casualties were reported. Latvia's defence minister said the drones were most likely Ukrainian ones aimed at Russian targets that had strayed; he resigned days later following a further incursion. This is recorded as spillover from the war rather than an attack on Latvian infrastructure.

When cited sources give different casualty, damage or spill figures for this event, they’re reported side by side above rather than merged into one number. See how confidence levels work.

Evidence
Documented
Confidence
High
Infrastructure
Oil or fuel facility
Latitude
56.5100°
Longitude
27.3300°

Attribution

Attributed to Ukraine

Latvia's defence minister said the drones were most likely Ukrainian, launched at targets inside Russia and gone astray into NATO airspace. This was not described as a deliberate strike on Latvia.

Sources

  1. It appears there were actually two drone strikes at Latvian fuel depotLSM (Latvian Public Broadcasting) · Incident reporting