Latvia detects another Russian Navy ship near its border
On the 24th of July, Latvian soldiers spotted another Russian warship near the border, the Bira supply ship of the Russian Armed Forces, Delfi reported.
“The Bira supply ship of the Russian Armed Forces was identified in the Latvian exclusive economic zone, 12 nautical miles from the territorial waters of the National Armed Forces of Latvia” the statement said.
According to the Ministry of Defense of Latvia, Russian military aircraft and ships approached the borders of the Republic more than 270 times in 2015 and more than 250 times in 2014. As previously reported, Russian aircraft have been flying over the territory of Bulgaria without authorization. At least 10 cases were recorded over the past month.