{"id":208810,"date":"2026-10-24T12:59:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T09:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/208810\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T12:59:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T09:59:51","slug":"latvia-records-13-day-peak-in-irregular-crossings-from-belarus","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/208810\/","title":{"rendered":"Latvia records 13-day peak in irregular crossings via Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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October 24, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Latvia did not allow 50 undocumented third-country foreigners to cross irregularly via Belarus yesterday after thwarting 39 attempts on October 22, according to Pozirk<\/em>\u2019s analysis of border guards\u2019 data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A similar number of attempts was reported nearly two weeks ago. Latvia has thwarted 696 irregular crossings via Belarus since the start of this month, with the highest daily total, 95, recorded on October 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attempts to cross irregularly from Belarus into Lithuania have also increased, with 31 recorded on October 21 and 19 on October 19. The combined total of 50 was about 20 percent higher than the 42 attempts reported over the preceding three weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarus\u2019 western neighbors have thwarted more than 14,550 irregular crossings since the start of 2026, of which nearly 85 percent targeted Latvia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The flow of people eager to cross into the European Union surged in spring 2021 after Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka, angered by EU sanctions, had indicated that Minsk would not prevent asylum seekers from Africa and Asia from using Belarus as a route to the EU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In June 2021, the Belarusian government suspended a readmission agreement with the EU in response to sanctions that followed the forced landing of a Ryanair flight in Minsk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Latvia, Lithuania and Poland call the migration crisis a \u201chybrid attack\u201d orchestrated by Minsk and Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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