SAB director Egils Zviedris outlines the growing hybrid threats from Russia to Latvia, including cyberattacks, sabotage, and disinformation amidst the Ukraine war and upcoming elections. He affirms Latvia’s preparedness and ongoing investigation of Kremlin-linked electoral funding, warns of false flag risks, and stresses societal cohesion challenges.

Cyber & Information WarfareCyber AttacksAttacks on critical infrastructure (energy, transport, hospitals)

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Summary

Egils Zviedris, director of the Latvian Satversmes aizsardzības birojs (SAB), explains the current security threats to Latvia amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and assesses hybrid threats including cyberattacks, sabotage, disinformation, and potential provocations. He addresses concerns about controversial electoral candidates with Russian ties and outlines national preparedness for election security, cyber incidents, and misinformation impact. Zviedris highlights Russia's failure in Ukraine leading to escalated hybrid warfare aimed at Europe, including potential false flag operations and sabotage campaigns. The article covers SAB’s ongoing investigations into Kremlin-linked electoral funding, SAB’s cooperation with NATO and Germany on air defense during elections, and the societal risks from internal polarization and disinformation targeting Russian-speaking populations.

Classification

Confidence: High

The report details ongoing Russian hybrid warfare tactics targeting Latvia and Europe, including cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, sabotage, false flag operations, and disinformation campaigns. It references specific confirmed incidents and active intelligence assessments. The SAB director confirms detection and monitoring of these hostile activities.

Source URL

https://jauns.lv/raksts/zinas/730726-sab-direktors-egils-zviedris-skaidro-kapec-cilveki-ar-loti-pretrunigu-reputaciju-drikst-kandidet-saeimas-velesanas

Open source

Provenance

Publisher: extension
Submitted: Sep 29, 2026, 11:44 UTC
Last updated: Nov 4, 2026, 02:47 UTC
Event time: Jan 1, 2023, 00:00 UTC

Published as a hybrid-warfare signal with a public source and reviewer-approved assessment bands. See the methodology for how records are assessed.

Raw record

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Public assessmentReliability: Pattern fitSeverity: ModerateAttribution: HighSingle sourceTime: Same dayLocation: Regional

Source reliability

Info credibility

Event time

Jan 1, 2023, 00:00 UTC

Event time confidence

pm24h

Location

Latvia, including border and election commission areas

Primary actor

Russian military intelligence and affiliated cyber actors

Country

Latvia

Tags

Russia, Latvia, Satversmes aizsardzības birojs, Egils Zviedris, Hybrid Warfare, Cyberattacks, Sabotage, False Flag Operations, Election Security, Disinformation, NATO, German Air Force, russian influence operations, Kremlin, Jūlija Stepaņenko, Viktor Bout

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