Latvia allocates 12 million euros for 27 km of anti-tank ditches and fortifications

Latvia has allocated 12 million euros for the construction of 27 kilometers of anti-tank ditches and defensive structures along its eastern borders. The details on the large-scale spending for border reinforcement were reported by the country's defense minister Raivis Meldnis during a broadcast on national public broadcaster LSM. The fortification line will be part of the large-scale "Baltic Defense Line" project aimed at fully securing the border zone.