During the struggle for freedom in Latvia, between 22 and 29 January 1919, at Skrunda a major battle took place between the 2nd Soviet Latvian Riflemen's Regiment and the Latvian Special Battalion, under the leadership of Oskars Kalpaks.

Mežaine, officially Military training area Mežaine (Latvian: Militārais poligons Mežaine), is a Latvian National Armed Forces military training area of the 4th Brigade of the Latvian National Guard in Raņķi Parish, Kuldīga Municipality near the town of Skrunda. [1]

Feb 11, 2016 · Located near the Latvian town of Skrunda, the complex known as ‘Skrunda-1’ was built in 1963: a radar station garrisoned by the Soviet Union’s 129th independent Radio-Technical Unit.

Apr 30, 2015 · Skrunda-1, also known as Skrunda-2, is a ghost town and former Soviet and later Russian radar station located 5 km (3 mi) to the north of Skrunda, in Raņķi Parish, Kuldīga Municipality in Courland region of Latvia.

Skrunda ir Kuldīgas novada pilsēta Kurzemes centrālajā daļā, Ventas upes krastos. Atrodas 151 km attālumā no Latvijas galvaspilsētas Rīgas. Pilsēta aizņem 7,9 km 2 lielu teritoriju, to šķērso autoceļi A9, P116, P117 un Rīgas - Liepājas dzelzceļš.

The Skrunda class is a class of SWATH patrol vessels used by the Latvian Navy. [1][2][3][4] The main duties of the vessels include fisheries inspections, search and rescue, environmental protection, sovereignty enforcement, and participation in NATO and EU operations.

Mar 4, 2016 · But several miles outside of the town center stands the inconspicuously named Skrunda-1, a ghost town that was once a closed city home to 5,000 Soviet soldiers, technicians, and their families.

Sep 2, 2016 · Purpose-built near the Latvian town of Skrunda, this complex known as ‘Skrunda-1’ was erected in 1963; it served as an early-warning radar system during the Cold War as it monitored the skies round the clock for incoming missiles from the west.

Oct 4, 2015 · Skrunda-1, a Soviet-era ‘over-the-horizon’ radar defence settlement, has finally found a purpose after twenty years of neglect and decay. Following the A9 highway west of the dynamic Latvian capital, Riga, to the historic Baltic port of Liepaja, the views rarely divert from fields, farms, and forests.

Sep 17, 2019 · Skrunda-2 is an abandoned Soviet military town which hosted ~5000 inhabitants. It is one of the most easily accessible abandoned towns in the world.