New progress information Latvia under construction zapory said the head of the management board of the state-owned company in an interview with the Delfi agency Renars Grishkevics. As he stated, only about 57 kilometers.
Latvia. Express construction of a dam on the border with Russia. This is about illegal migration
Half of this work is scheduled to be completed this year. The remaining 28 kilometers of the dam – which are to be located in “difficult and inaccessible areas” – are to be built by the end of October 2025. According to Griškevičs, the construction of the fence and infrastructure is progressing faster than initially expected.
In July, the Latvian authorities announced the completion of the almost 145-kilometer-long fences on the border with Belarus – reminds Belsat. “The country's eastern border is also being strengthened militarily,” the portal indicates.
The Latvian Ministry of National Defense previously informed about the installation on this border the so-called dragon teeth and anti-tank hedgehogs. These are elements Baltic Defense Linewhich is next to the Polish one Shield East they are to constitute an integral line of defense of states NATO i European Union.