In a tweet, the NBS said it was monitoring a Sorum-class ship within Latvia's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and 11 nautical miles (20 kilometers) from Latvia's sea border, plus a Smolnyy-class ship slightly further out at 14 nautical miles (26 kilometers) from the maritime border.
Armed Forces on 28 DEC in LV EEZ 11 nmi from territ. waters spotted RU Navy's Sorum-class ship; 14 nmi - Smolnyy-class ship.
— NBS (@Latvijas_armija) December 28, 2014
Smolnyy-class ships were built in the 1970s for naval training purposes
In a separate announcement, the Defense Ministry said it had signed contracts worth €14m for ammunition during the past year including €5m on Carl Gustav anti-tank weapons and €9m on other ammunition of various calibers for training and other uses.
