Newly revised Latvian govt booklet outlines recommended actions in case of an invasion

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1. Source: https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/29.04.2024-updated-expanded-emergency-advice-booklet-goes-to-print.a552306/

   Booklet PDF with several more pages: https://static.lsm.lv/documents/1yb.pdf

   The English version is actually an older revision. The latest revision (in Latvian, not translated yet) has 9 more pages, including new subjects such as artillery strikes and chemical warfare.

2. So anyway, I started blastin….

3. I wonder when other countries will wake up… If Putler isn’t stopped in Ukraine…

4. Why’s it in English?

5. Actually everything is good, I’d just add more info about air raid sirens, signals and map with bomb shelters for every city. Oh, also mandatory items for emergency kit – should be useful too.

6. Well… fuck!

7. Nice to see the government trying to anticipate the threats

   Stock up foods, and water purifying device guys

8. Well, I’ll be damned. Tell me there is going to be a war, without telling me war is about to start soon.

9. Lots of words that wont matter in actual war event.

   Its like a natural disaster, most people will prioritize survival and personal safety as instinct and panic takes over. Most people simply want to live.

10. I’m sure this is just something that needed updating, right? Right!?

11. Is discrimination against the Polish on the list?

12. Always gives me a chill to the bones while reading things like this, war is beyond hell. Please, let Ukraine prevail and stop this madness.

13. I mean, I guess I can dig the honesty, but at the same time it doesn’t inspire a lot of confidence to have a pamphlet that says “don’t worry guys, we’ve got this!” on the front and then spends the rest of the space to inform you on how to act under enemy occupation.

14. > You have the right to exercise armed resistance

15. And this is why we need to support Ukraine, so it doesn’t come to this for other countries at the hands of Russia

16. Time for the government to dig out the old copies of ‘[Protect and Survive](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1500124311)’

17. Y’all think Putin is the issue? So Xi is just a friendly neighbor then?

18. Why is it written in english <brain emoji>

19. Latvia is starting to build 1200 bomb shelters. I doubt that they build them just because they don’t know how to spend their money.

20. That “if you choose to resist…” part is a bit interesting to read.

    I mean yeh, I guess you have the right to resist, but you can be pretty sure lead will be dispensed your way if you do. I doubt an occupying force will just wave it off and say: “ah yes well, he/she had the right to resist. Move on boys.”

    Still I hope information on this booklet will never be needed.

21. Why is it in English?

22. This type of cringy bravado is dangerous. Throughout history thousands of groups, cities, nations, kingdoms, tribes etc have surrendered when necessary. Telling people that surrender is not an option is a death cult that could lead to unintended casualties if a surrender actually happens