Agnija Lazdiņa / Latvijas Radio

The first phase includes the construction of firing ranges, manoeuvring roads, an ammunition area and other infrastructure that will allow soldiers to stay temporarily at the range

"So there will be an unexploded ordnance zone. It is basically divided into two parts. Here is the road." Major Gatis Muižnieks, head of the Sēlija base support centre, tells Latvian Radio, showing a map with the outline of the base area.

He compares the map with what he sees in nature - a vast, ...