In 2024, Russian sabotage activity intensified in the Baltic region, especially in Riga and other key cities, involving acts from monument vandalism to arson attacks on strategic sites. These operations are part of a broader Russian hybrid warfare strategy to erode societal resilience and undermine democratic institutions in the Baltics and Central and Eastern Europe. The article presents photographic and video evidence from security cameras and on-site damage, illustrating the modus operandi of the perpetrators. The campaign includes desecration of memorials important to local identity and security infrastructure disruptions. Analysts link this sabotage to Russian state or proxy actors aiming to maintain pressure on NATO and EU member states in the region amidst ongoing geopolitical tensions related to the Ukraine conflict.

In 2024, Russian sabotage activity intensified in the Baltic region, especially in Riga and other key cities, involving acts from monument vandalism to arson attacks on strategic sites. These operations are part of a broader Russian hybrid warfare strategy to erode societal resilience and undermine democratic institutions in the Baltics and Central and Eastern Europe. The article presents photographic and video evidence from security cameras and on-site damage, illustrating the modus operandi of the perpetrators. The campaign includes desecration of memorials important to local identity and security infrastructure disruptions. Analysts link this sabotage to Russian state or proxy actors aiming to maintain pressure on NATO and EU member states in the region amidst ongoing geopolitical tensions related to the Ukraine conflict.