Armed unknowns from Belarus breached Latvia, damaging border equipment

Attempt to forcibly transport illegal migrants

Representatives of the Latvian Armed Forces reported an incident at the state border, where armed unknowns attempted to illegally cross the demarcation line with Belarus. According to military data, the perpetrators threatened personnel and attempted to forcibly push approximately 20 illegal migrants onto the country's territory. Military units prevented a border violation during the first attempt.

Damage to equipment and theft of cameras

Several hours after the first attempt, a group of armed individuals still managed to breach Latvian territory. During the incident, they damaged a distribution board and stole surveillance cameras. The events took place on a section of the Latvian-Belarusian border.