russian propaganda spreads a fake about the \u201cdeath of a Latvian border guard due to a mine explosion.\u201d russian propagandists claim that this is the \u201cfirst victim after Latvia\u2019s withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f This information is not true. There are no reports of such an incident in the Latvian press, nor any official statements. The fake about the \u201cLatvian border guard killed by a mine\u201d was first spread at the end of July this year by a pro-russian blogger who left Latvia for belarus. Later, he deleted this statement from his social media. Now this story has been \u201crevived\u201d through russian media.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f In reality, there are currently no anti-personnel mines on the Latvian border. Although the Latvian parliament decided in April 2025 to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention, it will effectively remain in force until December 27 of this year. Until that day, Latvia is prohibited from producing, storing, or using anti-personnel mines. Therefore, the claim about \u201cmined borders\u201d is not true.<\/p>\n
The purpose of such disinformation is to present the Baltic states\u2019 decision to strengthen border security as a \u201cthreat to their own citizens,\u201d thereby undermining trust in the authorities and diverting attention from the real danger \u2014 russia\u2019s aggressive policy itself.<\/p>\n