Event d46a8124-8768-410e-99dc-722b26727dc8

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Uncategorized Country: Latvia

Source: https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/17.01.2025-what-h...

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Event Time

11mo ago

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Created

1mo ago

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Updated

1mo ago

Summary

Headline: What has changed on Latvian-Belarusian border with the fence?

Short Summary: Latvia finalizes extensive border fence and infrastructure upgrade on the border with Belarus, aimed at countering irregular migration and enhancing border security.

Description

Latvia has completed construction of a new fence and supporting infrastructure on its border with Belarus. The project aims to ensure rapid response to border incidents and increase border security, particularly in the context of recent hybrid-warfare activities involving irregular migration and possible border violations. The new border infrastructure includes patrol platforms, vehicles paths, and integrated surveillance systems.

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Last summer, the fence on the border between Latvia and Belarus was completed.

Platforms and paths have been built to ensure rapid movement of border guards in the marshy area.

The fence and the adjacent access roads and walkways will make the border guards' work more comfortable and mobile.

"If fence is routinely being thus solved, it opens an opportunity to deploy clever people at the border and increases use of resources."

The new fence is also equipped with integrated video surveillance.

Last year, more than 220 cases of fence damage were recorded on the border with Belarus.

125 million euros have been spent on the construction of the fence and surrounding infrastructure on the Latvian-Belarusian border.

Source

https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/17.01.2025-what-has-changed-on-latvian-belarusian-border-with-the-fence.a584012/