Latvia finds tunnel under Belarus border, vows to combat people smugglers
The new security operation will add troops, drones and vehicle checks as Latvia says criminal networks are driving irregular migration from Belarus.
- On Tuesday, Latvia discovered a migrant tunnel under the Belarus border and Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs announced the launch of security operation 'Vilkatis,' or 'Werewolf,' to strengthen border controls.
- Kulbergs described the migration surge as a 'hybrid threat' orchestrated by Russia and Belarus, noting it marks the fifth year since hostilities began at the eastern frontier.
- Interior Minister Janis Dombrava announced intensified drone surveillance and vehicle checks along the border, following the detection of 15 people who illegally crossed through the newly exposed tunnel.
- Latvia is coordinating with Estonia, Lithuania, and Poland to curb secondary migration flows and block criminal networks facilitating transit into the borderless Schengen area.
- The government frames the eastern frontier as a broader security challenge for NATO and the European Union, aiming to prevent Minsk from exploiting migration to destabilize the region.
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Latvia has launched Operation Werewolf to block the influx of illegal immigrants into the border region with Belarus. The Latvian government is responding to the hybrid war between Russia and Belarus by strengthening surveillance using drones and helicopters, as well as coordinating border defenses with neighboring countries such as Lithuania, Estonia, and Poland.
The Belarus border tunnels reached Latvia—guards turned back the 15 migrants who crawled underground
Latvia has discovered its first known border tunnel used to enter the country illegally from Belarus, the country’s State Border Guard said on 11 August. Officers intercepted 15 people who had crossed through the underground passage and returned them to Belarus. Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland accuse Belarus and Russia of directing migrants toward their borders to retaliate for EU sanctions and strain countries supporting Ukraine. Minsk and Moscow…
Latvia's Prime Minister tells DR News that more measures are needed if the migrants are to be seriously stopped.
A few hours ago the news of the discovery in a long underground tunnel on the border between Latvia and Belarus. This is reported by Latvian Defense Minister Janis Dommava. According to the...
It has been discovered by the Latvian authorities, which accuse the Belarusian government of promoting irregular immigration
Border guards found 15 people near the border fence.
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