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Responsibility for the Incident on the Border of Latvia and Belarus Was Claimed by the Group “Black Russians”

Responsibility for the incident that occurred in early October on the Latvian-Belarusian border, during which armed men in masks tried to transport 20 illegal migrants to the country, and subsequently damaged the infrastructure, was claimed by the previously little-known Black Russians group.
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In early October, several incidents occurred on the Latvian-Belarusian border. Initially, masked and armed individuals attempted to smuggle 20 migrants from Belarus to Latvia, and later, several of them secretly entered Latvian territory, damaged an electrical switchboard, and stole several surveillance cameras. Later, an anonymous video appeared on the social network Telegram, in which the Belarusian group Black Rus allegedly claimed responsibi…

·Vilnius, Lithuania
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The "Black Russians" group, which experts say is a shadowy group for special services, claimed responsibility for smuggling migrants and damaging infrastructure on the Latvian-Belarusian border.

A group called "Black Rus" claimed responsibility for attempting to smuggle 20 migrants into Latvia in a recording posted on Telegram. Armed and masked men threatened Latvian soldiers, LTV reported. However, Janis Sarts, director of the NATO Center of Excellence for Strategic Communications, insists that no such group exists and that the entire operation is a joint operation of Russian and Belarusian intelligence agencies.

Responsibility for the incident that occurred in early October on the Latvian-Belarusian border, during which armed men in masks tried to transport 20 illegal migrants to the country, and subsequently damaged the infrastructure, was claimed by the previously little-known Black Russians group.

On the night of October 5-6, a group of armed men attempted to smuggle illegal immigrants across the Latvian border, threatening Latvian soldiers guarding it. Now, a group called "Black Rus" has claimed responsibility for the incident, reports Latvian television station LTV.

·Poland
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Rzeczpospolita broke the news in Poland on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
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