Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs has called on Western partners to lift restrictions on the use of weapons provided to Ukraine, and noted that Russia’s current attempts to advance are also a result of the West’s delays and indecision.
Source: Europea…
27 May, 2024 Ukrainian 2S22 Bohdana wheeled SPG on the Tatra T815 chassis, April 29, 2024. Photo credits: Oleksandr Kamyshin
A group of eight EU countries advocates Ukraine’s integration into the European defense industry.
Militarnyi reported on this…
Russian secret services are extending the scale of their European sabotage operations aimed at disrupting the supply of military aid to Ukraine.
Source: European Pravda with reference to The New York Times
Details: The NYT has reported that representat…
26 May, 2024 IRIS-T air defense system. Photo from open sources
Lithuania plans to purchase IRIS-T SLM air defense systems to strengthen the country’s defense against the Russian threat.
LRT reported on this.
The Lithuanian government is considering …
25 May, 2024 A drone flying over Lithuania. May 2024. Photo credits: Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence
The Baltic states have agreed to create a ‘drone wall’ to protect themselves from Russia.
Agnė Bilotaitė, Minister of the Interior of Lithuan…
25 May, 2024 The Defence Partnership Latvia enterprise of the Patria Group in Latvia. May 2024. Photo credits: Patria
The Finnish defense concern Patria has opened a new armored vehicle production facility in Latvia.
Defence Partnership Latvia, a Pat…
The Baltic states have agreed to establish a “drone wall” to protect their external borders with the help of UAVs.
Source: Agnė Bilotaitė, Lithuanian Interior Minister; European Pravda; Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT
Details: Bilotaitė made this sta…
24 May, 2024 Illustrative photo of the Russian Embassy in Bucharest. Photo credits: Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea
Romania’s Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) has detained a Romanian citizen suspected of treason and spyi…
Akhmat, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s eldest son, was appointed Minister of Sports of Chechnya on 21 May and has since become head of the Akhmat football club.
Source: Meduza, a Russian Latvia-based media outlet, citing a statement on the Akhmat webs…
A Russian court has arrested Vadim Shamarin, Deputy Chief of the General Staff and the head of the Main Communications Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces.
Source: Interfax, a Russian news outlet and news agency; Meduza, a Latvia-based Russia…