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Silicon Bites SW26-225 | 2026-10-07 | Russia is Testing the locks. Probes on NATO’s sovereign borders are intensifying, and with them comes increased risk, from a bolder and more desperate Russia. Testing the locks: armed men on Latvia’s border, drones exploding in Moldova, a Russian helicopter over Poland. Putin is probing NATO for the weakest seam in the defensive cloth. The only question is whether we can find the strength to defend ourselves before he finds it.----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:Save Ukrainehttps://www.saveukraineua.org/Superhumans - Hospital for war traumashttps://superhumans.com/en/UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in Ukrainehttps://unbroken.org.ua/Come Back Alivehttps://savelife.in.ua/en/Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchenhttps://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraineUNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyyhttps://u24.gov.ua/Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundationhttps://prytulafoundation.org----------SOURCES:Kyiv Independent — "Armed individuals from Belarus threaten Latvian soldiers at border, followed by another breach" (6–7 Oct 2026)TVP World — "Armed escorts push migrants towards Latvia as masked men breach border" (Oct 2026)LIGA.net — "Armed, masked individuals threatened Latvian military personnel at the border with Belarus" (Oct 2026)Mezha (citing Ukrainska Pravda) — "Latvia Reports Belarus Border Provocations After Masked Intruders Damage Surveillance System" (7 Oct 2026)UA.News (citing RMF24) — "Armed men threatened Latvian military at border" (Oct 2026)Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs — protest note on August 2023 border violation near MusteikaMeduza — "Poland says Russian military helicopter violated its airspace" (23 Sep 2026)Kyiv Independent — "Russian Mi-8 helicopter violates Polish airspace near Kaliningrad, Poland says" (23 Sep 2026)TVP World — "Russian military helicopter briefly breaches Polish airspace" (23 Sep 2026)Kyiv Independent — "NATO jets shoot down drone over Lithuanian airspace after it flew in from Belarus" (15 Sep 2026)AP via ABC News — "NATO jets down drone in Lithuanian airspace" (15 Sep 2026)AP via FOX 5 San Diego — explosive device found on Lithuanian drone (15 Sep 2026)----------