Russia Spy Agency Claims Ukraine Preparing Drone Strikes From Latvia
- The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service accused Ukraine of planning drone attacks against Russia from Latvian territory, claiming soldiers from Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces are already deployed at military bases in Latvia.
- Russian authorities have previously alleged that Baltic states provide airspace for Ukrainian drone strikes; however, defense ministries emphasized these incidents involved drones that lost bearings due to Russian electronic warfare systems.
- Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze rejected the claim, labeling it a disinformation campaign by the SVR. "Latvia does NOT provide airspace for attacks on Russia," Braze wrote, noting this fact has been explained repeatedly to Russian representatives.
- The accusation follows a recent government crisis in Latvia, where the prime minister resigned last week after Ukrainian drones strayed into Latvian airspace and crashed, causing damage but no injuries.
- In a thinly-veiled threat, the SVR stated the locations of Latvia's "decision-making centers are well-known" to Russia and warned that NATO membership "will not protect those who aid terrorists from just retribution.
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Russia says Latvia could face retaliation despite NATO, drawing sharp US rebuke
Russia's ambassador to the United Nations said on Tuesday Moscow had information that Ukraine planned to launch military drones from Latvia and other Baltic states, warning that membership in NATO would not protect those countries from retaliation.
Moscow accuses Ukraine of planning drone attacks via Latvia or other Baltic countries; being a NATO member will not protect countries, says Russian ambassador.
Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service claims Ukraine is planning to launch drones from Latvian territory. ‘Russia lies again,’ Riga responds.
Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said Ukrainian forces are planning to launch drones against targets in Russia from Latvian territory.
The Ukrainian military is planning drone attacks on Russia, and the drones would be launched from Latvia. This is claimed by the Russian secret service SVR (Foreign Intelligence Service). In this regard, Moscow has threatened the Baltic country with becoming a “target of retaliatory strikes.” Latvian officials have denied information that drones would be launched from its territory to attack Russia.
Ukraine and Latvia have exposed a new Russian hoax. Russia claims that Ukraine is allegedly preparing strikes against Russia from Latvian territory. Riga and Kyiv have categorically denied this information. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing a post by Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže on the social media platform X. Read also: Drones over Latvia and Finland: Foreign Ministry points out an important detail and makes a proposal. What Russ…
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