Drones hit Ust-Luga port near NATO’s border, starting a fire and injuring three workers
Latvia and Estonia issued air alerts, Finland restricted traffic, and NATO jets over Lithuania twice failed to down a drone.
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Europe still lets Russian grain through. Lithuania will make it wait and pay to prove it wasn’t stolen in Ukraine
Vilnius can’t legally stop the trade, so it’s making it slow and expensive.
A three-ton bomb fell on an aid queue on Monday—two days later, rescuers have found 37 dead. And now Russia strikes Ukraine’s power stations
Dozens are still missing in Komyshuvakha while Russian drones and missiles keep hitting energy sites, and three were sent at a substation a nuclear plant depends on.
The Pentagon wants NATO’s eastern flank to be quiet about Russia while Washington courts Moscow
Ukraine has already felt the same pressure, aimed at its strikes rather than its words.
Lithuania’s armed forces chief says patrols on the Kaliningrad border have practically doubled as the troop mission runs into mid-November
Raimundas Vaikšnoras links the deployment to what he calls Russian preparations for a large-scale mobilization, saying Moscow lacks people for Ukraine.
Poland, Bulgaria, now Lithuania: Russia’s suspected arson campaign reaches a third Starlink site serving Ukraine
Lithuanian officials said the night attack was foiled, and the prime minister said he believes the people behind it are already known.
Peacekeepers, riot police, and drone crews: Russia’s bloc rehearses an operation in a Belarusian oblast bordering two NATO states
Police and national guard units train alongside soldiers from five former Soviet states, under priorities Russia set as the bloc’s chair this year.
Lithuania puts up to 100 soldiers on Kaliningrad border as officials brace for possible Russian mobilization
The move comes as Moscow rejects reports of a new call-up while Ukrainian officials warn Russia is preparing to expand its forces.
Latvia stops armed migrant push from Belarus, then loses border cameras to masked raiders hours later
The escorts threatened Latvian soldiers before the raiders slipped back to Belarus ahead of the border guards.
Estonia paid $81 million for Ukraine’s shells to firm that had never made one—now its defense minister is out
Estonia may have to repay €70 million in EU funds. The ammunition failed quality standards.
Latvia blocks Russian and Belarusian books, clothes and toys
The national measure goes beyond EU sanctions, covers goods worth €12.5 million in 2025, and limits the entry of propaganda materials.
Drone attack damages Russia’s Baltic oil port as drone crosses Latvia into Estonia
Finland separately restricted air and maritime traffic in the eastern Gulf of Finland. No drones entered Finnish territory.
Six Nordic-Baltic leaders came to Kyiv. Norway put a $9 billion figure on 2027 support
The visitors joined Ukraine's State Flag Day events ahead of Independence Day, alongside bilateral and multilateral talks with the Ukrainian president.
Latvia resumes naming firms trading with Russia or Belarus after nearly three years
A new monthly register identifies Latvian businesses that traded goods with Russia or Belarus in July, without alleging that they violated sanctions.
Latvian public broadcaster opens new charity drive for Ukraine’s wounded
Timed to Ukraine's 24 August Independence Day, a Latvian broadcaster's new drive aims to fund recovery for Ukrainian soldiers.
650 participants from 24 countries: Ukraine brings its battle-tested drone-defense experience to NATO’s Baltic Trust 2026 exercise
For Ukraine, taking part as a valued contributor rather than an aid recipient marks its deepening integration with the alliance it seeks to join.
NATO fighter, one drone, one district: a jammed intercept lands over Latvia
A NATO fighter shot down a drone over Latvia's Balvi district after Russian jamming pushed it off course, officials say
The Belarus border tunnels reached Latvia—guards turned back the 15 migrants who crawled underground
The passage surfaced near Latvia’s fence as Riga moved to coordinate police, soldiers, and security services against migrant-smuggling networks.
Latvia just moved from “Russia might attack” to “here’s where you report if it does”
Four call-up centers will rehearse crisis conscription procedures on 8 August, as the Baltic country translates years of intelligence warnings into physical mobilization infrastructure.
The Belarusian tunnel to the EU was almost done. Then Lithuania drilled a hole in exactly the wrong place—for the diggers
Polish tunnel-detection equipment narrowed down the location, and a single bore confirmed a passage running from Belarusian soil.