US EditionLithuania preps bridges for demolition on Belarus, Russia borders
Lithuania installs structures for explosives on border bridges and enhances obstacles to block military movement, reinforcing its Baltic defence line against Russia.
- Last year the Lithuanian Defense Ministry ordered preparations of bridges on the border with Russia and Belarus as part of fortification measures agreed last year.
- Amid persistent threats from Russia, the Baltic Defense Line project aims to strengthen NATO's eastern border and ensure continuous preparedness, Major Gintautas Ciunis said.
- Engineering teams are installing engineering structures for explosives on bridges and roads, selecting sites for natural obstacles, and setting up several dozen storage sites with trees for protection and irrigation ditches.
- In peacetime, officials say they must balance showing defensive steps with avoiding panic as prepared bridges could be demolished to block military movement, PAGD's Donatas Gurevičius noted.
- The Baltic States decided to create the Baltic Defense Line project in early 2024, with some politicians accusing officials of 'warmongering' while leaders urged preparedness like Finland's long-term efforts.
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In Lithuania, bridges close to the border with Russia and Belarus are equipped with special engineering structures to attach explosives and have reported LRT in the country ' s armed forces.
The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense has ordered that bridges on the borders with Russia and Belarus be prepared for the planting of explosives.
The Lithuanian authorities, in preparation for the creation of a line of defence in the Baltic region along the borders with Russia and Belarus, installs “engineering constructions for the establishment of explosives”. This was communicated by LRT, with regard to the Lithuanian army.
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are installing engineering barriers and structures to blow up bridges on their borders, preparing to deter possible aggression by Russia and Belarus.
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