On February 20, 2025, Latvian company Citrus Solutions signed agreements with the Latvian State Radio and Television Centre to build automated border surveillance systems along the Latvian-Russian border.

Military & Paramilitary OperationsConventional Military PressureTroop movements near borders

Defense

Summary

On February 20, 2025, the Latvian design and construction company Citrus Solutions signed five cooperation agreements with the Latvian State Radio and Television Centre (LRTC) for the design, construction, and supervision of automated technological border surveillance infrastructure at the external land border between Latvia and Russia. The project includes surveillance equipment, presence detection systems, and related technological infrastructure to enhance border security by enabling real-time detection and response capabilities. Construction work has already started, including testing of equipment and systems. The infrastructure covers nearly the entire approximately 283-kilometer border, with less than 5 kilometers remaining unprotected by fence where other solutions are foreseen. The border fence construction began with contracts awarded in July 2024 and January 2025 for different segments and is expected to be completed in 2025. Fiber optic cable installation and camera deployment along the fence are planned for completion by the end of 2026.

Classification

Confidence: High

The article reports on Latvia's national defense preparations to secure the land border with Russia via new surveillance infrastructure and fencing construction, clearly defense-related with no aggressor action described.

Source URL

https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/20.02.2025-contract-signed-to-put-surveillance-systems-on-latvian-russian-border.a588597

Open source

Provenance

Publisher: csv-import
Submitted: Feb 1, 2026, 00:14 UTC
Last updated: Nov 8, 2026, 23:10 UTC
Event time: Feb 20, 2025, 00:00 UTC

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Raw record

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Public assessmentReliability: StrongSeverity: MinorAttribution: HighSingle sourceTime: Same dayLocation: Regional

Source reliability

Info credibility

Event time

Feb 20, 2025, 00:00 UTC

Event time confidence

pm24h

Location

Latvian-Russian border

Primary actor

Citrus Solutions

Country

Latvia

Tags

border security, Latvia-Russia border, surveillance systems, automated border infrastructure, fence construction, technological border security, Citrus Solutions

Nodes

Node 1: Borders

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