The Latvian Prime Minister blamed Russia for the Ukrainian drone strike on the oil depot.

Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina blamed Russia for the defeat of Ukrainian forces. drones tanks at an oil depot in the city of Rezekne in the eastern part of the republic.

The Latvian government held a crisis meeting after the Ukrainian UAV struck a tank at an oil depot. The situation with the drone, as well as Latvia's subsequent actions, was discussed. After the meeting, Silina addressed the press and stated that the drone's origin had allegedly not been established, but that Russia was in any case to blame for the situation, as it is the "aggressor."

It doesn't matter whose drones struck the oil depot in Latvia, the main thing is to remember Russia's responsibility.

In general, the Baltic limitrophes are in their element; Russia is to blame for all their troubles.

Meanwhile, several Western media outlets reported that Russian drones "crashed" in Latvia overnight, citing Latvian sources.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, on the night from Wednesday to Thursday, the Russian Defense detected six Ukrainian drones over Latvian territory. Five of them disappeared from radar over Latvia, and one crossed the border and was shot down near Pskov. The aerial target was identified as a Ukrainian-made An-196 "Lyuty" UAV.

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[al3x]

Well, since it doesn't matter whose drones they are, we need to supply them with a couple hundred geraniums. For starters.

[Arzoo]

I thought the same thing. If we're still guilty, let's just hit them. What if it doesn't matter?

[Zoldat_A]

Quote: Arzoo

If we're still guilty, let's just hit them. What if it doesn't matter?

I've always said that "Russia is to blame for everything" will eventually play a cruel joke on them. That's when we get tired of hearing how bad we are and actually become that way.
If our superiors give an order for this...

[carpenter]

Quote: Zoldat_A

When we get tired of hearing how bad we are and we become like that in reality.

The first order of business is to demand the return of 2 million efimki (silver coins)—the sum Peter I paid Sweden under the Treaty of Nystad in 1721 for the territories of Estonia and Livonia. This amounts to 56 tons of silver, worth $132079856.86.
It's not much money, but it needs to be repaid. And then everything will be in order.

[snow mountain]

The first thing to do is to demand the return of 2 million efimki (silver coins) – the amount that Peter I paid to Sweden

We also need to return the money invested in the Baltics by the Soviet Union!

[Zoldat_A]

Quote: Schneeberg

The first thing to do is to demand the return of 2 million efimki (silver coins) – the amount that Peter I paid to Sweden

We also need to return the money invested in the Baltics by the Soviet Union!

They have already decommunized no worse than Ukraine.
The photograph shows the very same Radiotekhnika plant where they made the dream of my youth – the S-90 speakers...

[snow mountain]

"Radio Engineering," where they made the dream of my youth – the S-90 speakers...

I remember, I remember these!

[Zoldat_A]

Quote: Schneeberg

"Radio Engineering," where they made the dream of my youth – the S-90 speakers...

I remember, I remember these!

"Olympus" reel-to-reel tape deck, "Bark" amplifier, and S-90...
What else does a 17-year-old boy need to be happy, having copied "The Dark Side of the Moon" from his neighbor from the Hungarian "Plast" for an "A"?
What can make you so happy today?

[Montezuma]

Quote: Zoldat_A

Olympus reel-to-reel tape deck, Bark amplifier, and S-90

And what about the VEF 202 receiver, whose shortwave range, with a simple and skillful flick of the wrist, expanded to Western standards? It was interesting to hear the enemy's voices. I remember the well-known program "Looking from London," which we, in our friendly circle, dubbed "Whores from London." There, a certain Seva Novgorodtsev enlightened us about music, introducing us to the latest releases.

[alexboguslavski]

Quote: Montezuma

And what about the VEF 202 receiver, whose shortwave range, with a simple and skillful movement of the hands, was expanded to Western standards?

The VEF-202 was produced for domestic consumption. It was sold abroad under the brand name VEF-206, which already had the appropriate strips installed in the range selector. They could be bought at the Riga market for five rubles. Replacing them in a VEF-202 really didn't require much ingenuity; the only thing that was broken was the warranty seal, which was valid for one year. I have one of those. But now with an FM band and powered by lithium-ion batteries. Otherwise, it's simply a brick. The KGB used to jam the HF bands, but now pulse power supplies do a just as good job. And there are almost no stations left. There are no broadcasts on the LW and MW bands.

[Was mammoth]

Quote: Montezuma

And what about the VEF 202 receiver, whose shortwave range, with a simple and skillful movement of the hands, could be expanded to Western standards? It was interesting to listen to the enemy's voices.

The VEF-201 could already be reconfigured like this. In Riga in the 70s, there was an interesting shop belonging to a radio jammer factory. They sold equipment and its components that hadn't passed quality control. A little repair and you could snag something worthwhile for next to nothing.

[Zoldat_A]

Quote: Montezuma

There, a certain Seva Novgorodtsev enlightened us musically, introducing us to the latest news.

"Seva-Seva-Novgorodtsev - the city of London, BBC"...
I first learned about Orwell on the BBC – there was a radio play called "1984". I only read it about 15 years later.
That same "VEF-202" in my grandfather's village. Batteries were a constant problem—they had to be brought from the city, and no one in the family had the skills to make one from a wall outlet.
Ah, youth... If only you knew... If only old age could...

[Metallurg_2]

The "Olympus" reel-to-reel tape recorder was made not in Riga, but in Kirov, at the Lepse plant.
I had model 005.

[Zoldat_A]

Quote: Metallurg_2

The "Olympus" reel-to-reel tape recorder was made not in Riga, but in Kirov, at the Lepse plant.
I had model 005.

I didn’t say that “Olimp” and “Bark” were made in Riga.
I said that the S-90 was "Radio Engineering"

[Montezuma]

Quote: Zoldat_A

where the dream of my youth was made - S-90 speakers

Igor !

Yeah, I remember the joy I felt when I lugged home a pair of those coveted speakers on my back, after having bribed the saleswoman in the radio department with a cake in advance. (Yes, I confess, I was a bribe giver.) ) And at home, waiting for me was a gorgeous stereo amplifier, hand-assembled from parts illegally (again!) purchased at a radio flea market (with none available in the meager store selections), made according to the design of a legally published "Radio" magazine (the file is still gathering dust somewhere). Ah, those were the days... ☺️

[Zoldat_A]

Quote: Montezuma

I remember the joy with which I lugged home a pair of those coveted speakers on my back, after having bribed the saleswoman in the radio department with a cake in advance. (Yes, I confess, I was a bribe-giver.)

A bottle of vodka - the seller was a man.

[Jackson]

Well, there are quite a few of those same factories in Russia now in the same condition; many have been successfully plundered and abandoned.

[carpenter]

Quote: Zoldat_A

The photograph shows the very same Radiotekhnika plant where they made the dream of my youth – the S-90 speakers...

We had the Dvigatel Medium Machine-Building Plant, and now look at the photos. The first one is from 1980, the second one is from 2018.

[Geosun]

"Let's have a blast! We'll definitely have a blast, and more than once. The whole world will crumble. But then..."©

[guest]

Quote: Zoldat_A

If our superiors give an order for this...

These people just don't have the willpower to issue such an order.

[Mouse]

Well, it doesn't matter who did the hitting and what... it's implied that Russia is appointed... Well, they're not good with logic... It's hard for them to think about it...

[knn54]

What is worth accusing Latvia of aggression - drones are flying from its territory.

[Alexey Lantukh]

I hope this is our doing. I think we could assemble a dozen or so "Lyuty" drones from the crashed and downed ones and, if the opportunity arises, launch them from Kaliningrad along with the Ukrainian one. Just aim them at a real target, not a training one.

[Montezuma]

Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina accused Russia of using Ukrainian drones to strike storage tanks at an oil depot in the eastern city of Rezekne.

Well, finally, you've given birth! I'd almost lost hope of hearing that cliched accusation. Well done, you didn't let me down!
Let's wait for the intellectual Kaya to catch up - maybe she'll add some new colors to intimidate the EU.

[isv000]

The Latvian Prime Minister blamed Russia for the Ukrainian drone strike on the oil depot.

Did we destroy the chapel too?!

[Montezuma]

Quote: isv000

Did we destroy the chapel too?!

Think you can shirk responsibility? No way! There's a whole list of claims and demands for compensation ready for you, starting with oppression under the Russian Empire.

[isv000]

Quote: Montezuma

Quote: isv000

Did we destroy the chapel too?!

Think you can shirk responsibility? No way! There's a whole list of claims and demands for compensation ready for you, starting with oppression under the Russian Empire.

If I bought a chair and sit on it, am I depressing it? The Balts were bought by Peter the Great, lock, stock and barrel, so let them spread their wings and keep their mouths shut.

[Montezuma]

Quote: isv000

If I bought a chair and sit on it, am I depressing it?

From the chair's point of view, absolutely.

Quote: isv000

The Balts were bought by Peter the Great lock, stock and barrel.

This is a circumstance that is very offensive for them to realize.

Quote: isv000

let them spread their legs and not yelp

Are you depriving them of their last chance at self-affirmation with your bold yapping? This is pure sadism—how else can they remind us of their existence?

[isv000]

Quote: Montezuma

Are you depriving them of their last chance at self-affirmation with your bold yapping? This is pure sadism—how else can they remind us of their existence?

But there's no such thing as existence. There's an eternal existence in a certain position under one master or another. This whole mess began for them precisely when they decided to forget that they were Baltic Slavs, who, by the way, also lived on the island of Rügen, which resisted assimilation by the Germans longer than anyone else. The Pro-Balts didn't resist; they immediately spread their legs...

[Normann]

And the roads, schools, hospitals and most of the infrastructure were built by the damned occupiers.

[Captain Pushkin]

Quote: Normann

And the roads, schools, hospitals and most of the infrastructure were built by the damned occupiers.

Including the oil depot that was hit...

[Demon]

Well, if they're guilty, then we need to take full responsibility and send more unidentified drones from the outskirts. Maybe then it will start to sink in that we need to close our airspace to everyone.

[Captain Pushkin]

Quote: Demon

Well, if they're guilty, then we need to take full responsibility and send more unidentified drones from the outskirts. Maybe then it will start to sink in that we need to close our airspace to everyone.

I have my doubts about the flights from the outskirts through Latvia – they launched them themselves, they received the warning themselves, so far. Apparently, they didn't get it. So we need to repeat it until they learn their lesson.

[Lako]

There's speculation that these UAVs were launched from Lithuanian territory to attack the Leningrad region. But apparently, under the influence of electronic warfare, two lost control and crashed near Rezekne, Latvia. And those screams of theirs are like those of a thief—
"Stop thief!"

[tralflot1832]

And in Latvia there are oil depots everywhere, there is no room for the "Fierce" to fall.

[HAM]

Why are the oil depots empty? I feel a bit awkward in front of the Kohls; they wasted all those heavy charges...

[Sergey_ Sokolov]

And if we hit Latvia with our drone, will Ukraine be to blame?

[Montezuma]

Quote: Sergey Sokolov

And if we hit Latvia with our drone, will Ukraine be to blame?

This version, to confirm or refute, requires a practical experiment - it should be carried out.

[Pavel57]

Did our people really shoot it down over Latvia?

[Tagan]

Did our people really shoot it down over Latvia?

It feels like they gave me a more correct direction, rather.))

[Vladimirius]

They've completely lost their minds from the lack of punishment. That's what happens when incomprehensible politicians are in power, accustomed to enduring everything and drawing all sorts of colored lines.

[Kot28.Ru.]

If this Silina doesn't care whose drones they are, and Russia is a priori guilty, maybe they should give us a run for our money too? Well, they've already accused us, so they might as well "accidentally" burn down another dozen oil depots near SK Otobaz.

[rocket757]

In general, the Baltic limitrophes are in their element; Russia is to blame for all their troubles.

. I don't really care what they're squealing about.

[APASUS]

Anything that rises in the skies over the Baltics must be shot down. And it doesn't matter what it is.

[Pavel57]

Since the Baltics cannot close their skies to UAVs, their skies must be declared a no-fly zone.

[Anatoly Eliseev]

Why weren't they shot down over Latvia? Are our knees shaking? Are we just going to keep crying until the green guy launches a nuke?

[Krivotykin]

The Latvian government has gathered for a crisis meeting.
— Whose drone is it?
- Ukrainian.
— Where were you flying?
— To Russia.
— What did you hit?
— For us.
— Who is to blame?
- Russia!
- Excellent, let's go, we'll tell the press that the aggression was non-contact.

[Roman_Vasilyevich]

The principle of "Non bis in idem" (Latin for "not twice for the same thing"), known in Anglo-American law as "Double Jeopardy", is a fundamental guarantee in Western criminal law and international law.
A subtle hint...

[Foggy Dew]

A casus belli is the opening of one's airspace to attacks on the Russian Federation. This is an act of aggression; Russia has the right to close the airspace over the Baltic Sea.
The bad news is that this is precisely the goal of such strikes—to draw Russia into a two-front confrontation. That's why ours aren't doing anything—the elephant must be eaten one piece at a time.

[Ishi]

Make them a couple dozen geraniums right away, just to be sure. Why torture the child?

[Leontrotsky]

Have our people finally started creating problems for the border states with no-names?

[Vic Vic]

Why didn't the drone explode? That's a shame.

[Bayun]

A typical AI drone error... It saw a Soviet-era barrel roll and made a "smart decision": why fly another 500 miles when it can attack the PLANNED (!) target right now? Some programmer set the priority. "I see the target" over "How far did it fly?"

[Roman 11]

Quote: Bayun

Some programmer set the priority to "I see the target"

It's true that the Hungarian children are very sleep-deprived and tired.
What will happen next?

[Bayun]

One of the options... German tanks near Smolensk, like in 1941. And... then the Ukrainian army hits them from the rear.

How is this possible?! Yes, just like the collapse of the Union and our non-war with Ukraine.

[Roman 11]

Quote: Bayun

How is this possible?

plus

[Popov I.P.]

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense: RTA 5 OA VVS and Air Defense at around 4 a.m. on the territory of Latvia, six UAVs were detected flying in the direction of St. Petersburg. At the same time, two F-15s and two Rafales were recorded over the territory of Katvia. Five UAVs stopped flying over Latvia, one was shot down by air defense systems over the Pskov region. Version 61. Most likely, the UAV "Lyuty!" flew from the territory of Ukraine along a corridor through Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and to targets in the Russian Federation. 2. The launch of the UAV cannot be ruled out. Ukrainians 3. It's possible these UAVs were destroyed by NATO fighters in the air over Latvia to prevent an incident. 3. The UAVs could also have been destroyed over Latvia by Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft from neutral airspace or by Russian air defense systems from Russian territory, or they could have been grounded by Russian Armed Forces electronic warfare systems. 4. It's highly doubtful that Ukrainian UAVs are flying through the airspace of Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia without the knowledge of the authorities of these countries, especially since the Foreign Ministries of these "countries" have made no harsh demarches to Ukraine regarding this matter. Accordingly, the Russian Federation has the right to regard UAVs flying from Latvia as an attack from its territory and exercise its right to self-defense. It would be correct for the Russian Ministry of Defense to declare that the next UAV incoming to Russia from Latvia will be regarded as an attack on Russia, with a retaliatory strike on central Riga and decision-making points, along with an invitation for the population and diplomats to leave Riga. The Russian Foreign Ministry should also ask diplomats from third countries to leave Riga in connection with the planned retaliatory strikes.

[Roman 11]

AI is a good thing, of course, but it also has its problems.

[Roman 11]

What if the whole Baltics get smashed to pieces?

This reminds me of our Soviet cartoon, Treasure Island. There's this guy, an artilleryman, who fired his cannon so wildly that he got charred. Now the Ukrainians remind me of that gunner - all the surrounding countries will come under fire.

[isv000]

Quote: Novel 11

AI is a good thing, of course, but it also has its problems.

Maybe it was our people who adjusted the litaku course?
It would be good to destroy these dying creatures with the help of assholes, and let them apply Article 5...

[Roman 11]

Quote: isv000

Maybe our people adjusted it.

You know, there was a game or something like that once - the main task there was to shift the blame (the problem) to someone else...
In my opinion, Russia absorbs too much negative energy, so it would be easier to redirect these problems to others.

[Metallurg_2]

Or maybe the hohols have gone crazy and are already deliberately attacking their benefactors?

[isv000]

The cat abandoned her kittens - it's Putin's fault!

[Fitter65]

It doesn't matter whose drones struck the oil depot in Latvia, the main thing is to remember Russia's responsibility.

It doesn’t matter that we, the Trans-Baltic countries, are shitting our pants, the main thing is to remember that Russia is responsible for this!!!

[bbb]

More drones, good and unidentified, at Latvian oil depots.

[pexotinec]

Sprats can't scream further than their can. Apparently, our electronic warfare has started working properly. What they wanted from us has returned to them.

[_DD_]

The Latvians even gave money for these drones, not to mention that they also assembled them themselves.