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Latvia launches nationwide operation 'Vilkatis' to curb illegal migration along its eastern border with Belarus, PM Andris Kulbergs says. The operation runs through end of August and involves border guards, police, and armed forces, with coordination planned with Lithuania, Estonia and Poland.

Latvia launched a nationwide coordinated operation 'Vilkatis' (Werewolf) on Tuesday to curb illegal migration along its eastern border with Belarus, initiated by Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs and coordinated by the Crisis Management Center of the State Chancellery, involving the State Border Guard, State Police, and National Armed Forces, planned to run until the end of August.

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