{"id":1473,"date":"2023-08-15T21:05:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T18:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1473"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"latvia-sends-reinforcements-to-border-amid-surge-in-migrants","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/1473\/","title":{"rendered":"Latvia sends reinforcements to border amid surge in migrants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>August 15,&nbsp;<em>BPN.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/strong>Latvia&#8217;s State Border Guard has decided to send additional troops to the border, citing a growing &#8220;hybrid threat&#8221; from Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some 96 attempts to illegally cross the border have been documented over the past 24 hours, it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It accused the Belarusian authorities of organizing the inflow and requested support from the armed forces and the police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At least 26,529 illegal attempts to enter the European Union from Belarusian territory have been reported this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 15,&nbsp;BPN.&nbsp;Latvia&#8217;s State Border Guard has decided to send additional troops to the border, citing a growing &#8220;hybrid threat&#8221; from Belarus. 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