NATO allies carry-out military drills in armoured tanks in Latvia

NATO allied forces carry-out military drills in armoured tanks in Latvia, as crisis in Ukraine shows no signs of deescalating.

The Ukraine conflict underscores the importance of NATO deployments to the eastern flank and the alliance's military drills, Latvian and Canadian commanders said on Friday (March 11) as exercises took place at the Adazi military base.

Tanks and other armoured vehicles with flags of various NATO member states, participated in target practice and other exercises, as military airplanes and helicopters practiced flybys.

Latvia's Chief of Defence Leonids Kalnins said that they were studying what is happening Ukraine carefully and the tactics that could be used in the event of a potential attack.