SVR: Ukraine is preparing strikes against Russia from Latvian territory

According to Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, Kyiv is preparing a series of strikes against rear regions of the Russian Federation using Latvian territory. This is stated in a message from the SVR press bureau.

“According to information received by the SVR, the Zelensky regime is intent on using every means to demonstrate to its ideological and financial patrons in Europe that the AFU retains its combat potential and its ability to inflict damage on the Russian economy. It is on this basis that the AFU command is preparing to carry out a series of new terrorist strikes against rear regions of the Russian Federation,” the press bureau stated.

The same statement indicates that Ukraine is preparing strikes against Russia directly from Latvian territory.

According to the agency, Kyiv does not intend to limit itself to using the air corridors that the Baltic states have provided to the AFU.

“Drones are also planned to be launched from the territory of these states. The calculation is that such tactics will significantly reduce flight time to targets and increase the effectiveness of the terrorist attacks,” Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service stated.

The SVR had previously reported that military personnel from AFU drone units had already been sent to Latvia to carry out attacks on Russia, and that Kyiv had managed to persuade Riga to give its consent to the operation. The service also stated that available intelligence assets would make it possible to determine the launch coordinates of UAVs from Latvian territory.