At the Latvian maritime border, a Russian intelligence vessel was considered

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On the Latvian maritime border, an intelligence vessel of the Russian armed forces was sighted on Tuesday, according to information published by the National Armed Forces (NAF).

In the exclusive economic zone of Latvia, the ship "Yuri Ivanov" was identified six nautical miles from the territorial waters of the country.

Still yesterday, above the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea, near the territorial sea border of Latvia, has been identified the IL-20 transport aircraft of the Russian armed forces.

Russian planes and warships have been regularly discovered near the borders of Latvia in recent years.

Leonid Kalnins, commander of the NAF, explained in November that Russian military activities near Latvia's borders had not decreased, but that there was no need to panic for the moment .

"The situation has not changed, the intensity of Russian activities has not changed. They are still active in marine waters and airspace. Their units are pretty close to the borders of Latvia, "explained the commander of the NAF, while stressing that there was currently no reason to panic in Latvian society.

NAF is ready and monitoring the situation, he said.