The naval forces 9 of November identified in the Latvian exclusive economic zone the ship Kashtan, the ship of the class Parchim II and the submarine of the class Kilo of the Armed Forces of Russia
- says the message of the Latvian Armed Forces in Twitter.
At the same time, as noted in the message of the Latvian armed forces, the Russian ships did not cross the state border of Latvia.
The Ministry of Defense of Latvia notes that the ships and the Russian military aviation regularly appear at the borders of the republic. According to the calculations of the Latvian military department, in 2016 there were 209 such cases, in 2015 - 270.
The Russian defense ministry said more than once that all flights of airplanes and cruises of ships are carried out in strict accordance with international rules, the borders of other states are not violated.