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Latvia Foils 28 Migrants via Hidden Belarus Tunnel
world3 days ago

Latvia Foils 28 Migrants via Hidden Belarus Tunnel

Latvia stopped 28 migrants who crossed from Belarus through a moss-covered underground tunnel, the second such tunnel found this month. Riga says the surge reflects a broader, state-led push by Minsk to pressure the EU, part of ongoing irregular migration and a ‘hybrid attack.’ Latvia is boosting border protection with fencing and technology and has received regional support from Estonia, Lithuania and Finland, with Poland likely to sign a similar agreement; a criminal case has been opened against Belarusian border officials as authorities cite organised, cross-border trafficking aimed at Europe.

via Euronews.com|
#belarus#border-security#latvia
Latvia drone breach triggers NATO scramble as Russia downs dozens of drones
world11 days ago

Latvia drone breach triggers NATO scramble as Russia downs dozens of drones

NATO jets, including Italian Eurofighters from Lithuania and Turkish F-16s from Estonia, were scrambled after a Ukrainian-backed drone breached Latvia's airspace amid attacks on Russian ports; Russia later said it shot down dozens of drones west of St. Petersburg, while the UN reported July civilian casualties in Ukraine rose to 437 killed and 2,610 injured, many in urban centers.

via The Independent|
#latvia#nato#russia
NATO jets down foreign drone over Latvia amid Russian EW tactics
world11 days ago

NATO jets down foreign drone over Latvia amid Russian EW tactics

NATO Baltic Air Policing fighters shot down a foreign unmanned aerial vehicle over Latvia’s Balvi region, with Latvia saying the drone entered Latvian airspace as a result of Russian electromagnetic warfare. Airspace alerts were lifted after the drone was destroyed; Finland briefly restricted airspace in the Gulf of Finland as a precaution. Latvia’s leaders stressed the need to strengthen eastern-border surveillance and anti-drone capabilities, noting multiple drone incursions linked to Russia’s war in Ukraine, including a similar June incident.

via CNBC|
#baltic-air-policing#drone#electromagnetic-warfare
Baltic Tensions Rise as NATO Jets Down Latvian Drone
world11 days ago

Baltic Tensions Rise as NATO Jets Down Latvian Drone

NATO jets shot down a drone that entered Latvia’s airspace, the alliance’s second such interception in two months as Ukraine-Russia warfare spills into the Baltic; Latvia, noting the drone likely originated with Ukrainian forces and veered off course due to interference, said it could not identify the aircraft, amid broader regional drone incidents and a stray Russian missile crash in Poland.

via Bloomberg|
#drone#latvia#nato
Russia shutters border rail crossings with Finland and Baltic states
europe1 month ago

Russia shutters border rail crossings with Finland and Baltic states

Russia will temporarily suspend traffic through several railway checkpoints on its borders with Finland, Estonia, and Latvia starting July 1, halting movement of people, vehicles, goods, and cargo at crossings including Vyborg, Vartsilya, Lyuttya, Saint Petersburg-Finlandsky, Svetogorsk (Finnish border); Pechory-Pskov (Estonia) and Pytalovo (Latvia) as Russia’s Foreign Ministry notifies the neighboring countries. The move, announced amid broader NATO-border activity in the region, does not specify a reason for the closures.

via The Kyiv Independent|
#estonia#europe#finland
Russia halts cross-border rail travel at seven border crossings with Finland, Latvia, and Estonia
world1 month ago

Russia halts cross-border rail travel at seven border crossings with Finland, Latvia, and Estonia

Russia will temporarily halt movement at seven railway border crossings with Finland, Latvia, and Estonia starting July 1, per a government decree, with no end date announced; only Pechory and Pytalovo had been operating recently, Finland has already closed its border, and Moscow will notify the Finnish, Estonian, and Latvian governments.

via Meduza|
#border-closures#estonia#finland
Journalist Behind Putin-Kabaeva Revelations Dies in Latvia from Suspected Mushroom Poisoning
world2 months ago

Journalist Behind Putin-Kabaeva Revelations Dies in Latvia from Suspected Mushroom Poisoning

Grigory Nekhoroshev, a Russian journalist who reported on Vladimir Putin’s alleged relationship with Alina Kabaeva, died in Riga, Latvia on June 19 from a suspected poisoning by false honey mushrooms; he had lived in Latvia as a political refugee since leaving Russia after the Crimea annexation. Nekhoroshev, former editor of Moskovsky Korrespondent, previously published a 2008 piece alleging Putin planned to divorce his wife and marry Kabaeva; Putin has denied the relationship.

via TVP World|
#grigory-nekhoroshev#kabaeva#latvia
world2 months ago

Latvia-based journalist who exposed Putin-Kabaeva affair dies at 69 from suspected mushroom poisoning

Grigory Nekhoroshev, former editor-in-chief of Moscow Correspondent and long-time critic of Vladimir Putin, died in Riga at 69 after a suspected mushroom poisoning. He published a 2008 article about Putin’s alleged relationship with gymnast Alina Kabaeva; following the piece, the newspaper was closed and he was questioned by the FSB. He had lived in Latvia as a political refugee for about 11 years.

via ukranews.com|
#kabaeva#latvia#mushroom-poisoning
Latvia warns Russia could provoke NATO with hybrid attacks in the Baltics
world2 months ago

Latvia warns Russia could provoke NATO with hybrid attacks in the Baltics

Latvian intelligence says Moscow isn’t planning a conventional war but may stage hybrid provocations—such as drones or missiles—against the Baltic states or Poland to pressure NATO over Ukraine, amid concerns Putin could miscalculate due to isolation; Latvia’s security service also notes Russia is pursuing lawfare and potential international-legal actions to justify pressure, while sanctions are impacting Russia’s war economy. There are no immediate military threats to Latvia, but provocations remain a worry.

via Fox News|
#baltic-states#hybrid-warfare#latvia
Latvia’s PM warns Moscow: no jokes, NATO stands ready on the Baltic front
world2 months ago

Latvia’s PM warns Moscow: no jokes, NATO stands ready on the Baltic front

Latvia’s new prime minister Andris Kulbergs told NATO leadership in Brussels that there are no jokes with Moscow, highlighting continued NATO presence and Baltic air-policing, unity ahead of the Ankara summit, and Latvia’s push to deepen defense ties with Ukraine as it nears 5% of GDP in defense spending; Latvia’s president warned that any attack on the Baltics would trigger NATO’s collective defense, signaling firm Western resolve on Europe’s eastern flank.

via Kyiv Post|
#baltic-states#latvia#nato
NATO shoots down drone intruding Latvian airspace, stoking spillover fears
world2 months ago

NATO shoots down drone intruding Latvian airspace, stoking spillover fears

NATO jets, including French aircraft, destroyed a foreign drone that entered Latvian airspace as a result of Russian electronic warfare, near Berzgale in Latvia. No injuries or damage were reported. The incident highlights growing concerns about Russia’s war spilling over into NATO neighbors and follows a pattern of regional drone incursions and heightened security measures under the Baltic Air Policing mission.

via Al Jazeera|
#baltic-air-policing#drone#electronic-warfare
NATO shoots down cross-border drone in Latvia as Ukraine war fuels security alarms
world2 months ago

NATO shoots down cross-border drone in Latvia as Ukraine war fuels security alarms

A French fighter jet shot down a drone that crossed into Latvia from Russia, marking NATO’s first drone shoot-down in a Baltic state amid growing concerns that the Ukraine war is spilling over toward NATO borders; Latvia said there were no injuries or property damage, and NATO cited Russia’s use of electromagnetic warfare in the incident near Berzgale.

via The Washington Post|
#drone-surveillance-and-warfare#latvia#military-and-defense
NATO intercepts drone over Latvia, marking first such Baltic interception
europe2 months ago

NATO intercepts drone over Latvia, marking first such Baltic interception

NATO aircraft, including French fighters, shot down a drone that entered Latvian airspace during the Baltic Air Policing mission—the first such interception in Latvia. Latvian authorities said the drone was diverted by Russian electronic warfare systems, prompting air raid alerts as NATO scrambled jets to neutralize the threat amid a rise in Baltic drone incursions tied to Russia. The incident follows multiple similar incursions since May and a prior Ukrainian drone incident in Latvia, fueling security debates about the region’s air defenses.

via The Kyiv Independent|
#baltics#drones#europe