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19 May 2026
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Two Ukrainian drones crashed in an empty fuel depot in the Latvian city of R\u0113zekne, hitting the final nail in the coffin of the Latvian government. Other EU countries should watch with caution \u2013 and not only in matters of air defence.
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Roberts Kits is a Resilient Futures Fellow 2026 at Visegrad Insight. He is a researcher at the Latvian Strategy and Economic Research Institute (LaSER Think Tank) and a doctoral researcher at the University of Latvia, focusing on defence innovation, regional security, and societal resilience. His recent publications explore defence cooperation in the Baltic region and the evolving architecture of civil defence.
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