By Natali Moss
According to Grev, Helmanis, who heads the Ogra's Regional Council from the National Alliance, was on a business trip, during which he, together with like -minded people, delivered vehicles and other assistance to the needs of the Ukrainian army. "Similar trips are in his regular schedule since 2022. Since the beginning of a full -scale war, it has been transferring dozens of cars for several months. This time, about 20 cars have been brought," Griv said.
It is now known that during one of these missions, the cargo came under fire. "We found out that last night there was a shooting that caused the mayor to be injured," the city council spokesman said. According to sources, the condition of Helmanis is evaluated as stable. However, the details of the incident remain unknown. For safety reasons, the humanitarian convoy route is not disclosed, and the details about the nature of the injury or the hospital are not disclosed.
"Such trips are always related to risk. There is no specific information about the scene," Griva added. Recall that from the first days of a full -scale invasion of Latvia actively supports Ukraine at all levels. According to Focus, in early July, the Latvia government approved the transfer of 42 armored personnel carriers (BTR) to Patria 6 × 6 and additional military equipment. These armored cars of Latvia began to produce for Ukraine in February 2025.
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