U.S. Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopters arrive to the Lielvarde military airfield, Latvia February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
LIELVARDE, Latvia (Reuters) - About 20 U.S. Apache military attack helicopters landed at Lielvarde military airfield in Latvia on Thursday, hours after Russian forces invaded Ukraine.
The arrival of the choppers was first announced last week, when it was billed as a participation to the bi-annual international U.S.-led exercise Saber Strike.
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