Event 9f4d7d29-95ab-44d0-b843-4f414460d341

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Border Country: Latvia Country: Belarus Attack Type: Weaponized Migrants

Source: https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/01.08.2024-large-...

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Event Time

1y ago

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Created

1mo ago

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Updated

1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Large groups try to cross Latvia-Belarus border

Description

On July 30, 2024, Latvian State Border Guard prevented 81 individuals from illegally crossing the Latvia-Belarus border. This marks one of the highest single-day interdictions in 2024. The number is attributed to several large groups attempting coordinated crossings. Latvia continues to report high numbers of illegal crossing attempts, with coordinated actions involving large groups.

Evidence

Quotes

"On July 30-31, the State Border Guard prevented 81 people from illegally crossing the Latvian-Belarusian border. This is one of the highest numbers in one day this year, Latvian Television reported July 31."

"81 people were stopped from crossing the border. This is attributable to the fact that there were four large groups - 30, 26, 17, and 8 persons."

"the State Border Guard has already started early patrols and asked for help from colleagues in Lithuania and Estonia."

Source

https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/01.08.2024-large-groups-try-to-cross-latvia-belarus-border.a563454