Latvia’s Defence Minister Andris Sprūds later said a Russian drone fell the day before near the town of Rezekne,likely straying from neighbouring Belarus.
Amid the chaos of the Red Army advance in Latvia in 1944,Milda and Rudis Masens were separated. After five years in displaced persons camps hoping for news of Rudis,the young mother settled in Newcastle,NSW,and eventually remarried.
Since the start of the war,Lithuania has welcomed more than 74,000 Ukrainians – the largest inflow of refugees in the country’s history.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February has prompted authorities in several eastern European countries to remove symbols from their communist eras.
Estonia wants Russia “to be unable to continue its ordinary international life also at the level of its citizens,” Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu said.
Three months into his invasion of Ukraine,the Russian president drew parallels between Peter the Great’s founding of St Petersburg and his own modern-day ambitions.
The war in Ukraine is close enough for Tim Tirasipol to hear over the border every morning at 5am.
Germany meanwhile has reportedly blocked Estonia from giving military support to Ukraine by refusing to issue permits for German-origin weapons to be exported to Kyiv.
Riga's thriving bar scene could be mistaken for hipster-heavy Berlin.
Lovely old Europe,once vibrant,feels dog-tired,swamped by tourists and in need of a good lie down. But not the Baltic States.
Ravishing Riga hides a secret within the folds of her ornate civic garments.