LatviaPublished: 3 November 2026 at 07:11

Object sought by Latvian armed forces has fallen in Balvi municipality near Tilža

An object that Latvia's National Armed Forces (NBS) had been searching for has fallen near Tilža in Balvi municipality. The head of the municipal council told the news agency LETA.

An object that Latvia's National Armed Forces (NBS) had been searching for has fallen in Balvi municipality, near Tilža. Tilža is in eastern Latvia.

The information was given to the news agency LETA by Jānis Trupovnieks (LZP), chairman of the Balvi municipal council.

The source provides no further details. It does not say what kind of object it was, where it came from, whether there were any casualties or damage, or what the armed forces and other services plan to do next. The story will be updated if such facts become known.

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