The Russian army might be able to overrun Latvia relatively easily, except perhaps for urban warfare around Rīga, but what then? The tricky part, like in Ukrai

The Russian army might be able to overrun Latvia relatively easily, except perhaps for urban warfare around Rīga, but what then? The tricky part, like in Ukraine, would be holding the conquered territory. Anything west of Rīga, expect _very_ stubborn resistance. Expect pensioners to try and block the Russian military with their walkers if they'd think it would help. Expect little girls sent out to poison soldiers. Expect suicide bombers. Don't forget it took until 1956(!) for active resistance to the USSR occupation of Latvia to cease. That was back then, suppressed by all the might of a world power headed by a top three war criminal of all times, mostly unaided by any outside parties. Some people stayed hidden in the woods until the fall of the USSR. For a war of conquest against Latvia, either Putin orders mass deportations to Siberia again or genocide, or he better forget about it. The alternative of course bombing the country to pieces without conquest.