Lithuanian border guards have found 12 underground tunnels near the Belarusian border used by migrants. Experts warn the subterranean crossings are a hybrid attack backed by Belarus to foster political instability.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has threatened to order an attack on equipment located on Belarusian territory along the border with Ukraine if it is not removed within a week. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko previously stated the border situation was tense.
President Zelensky threatened to remove equipment from the Belarusian border if President Lukashenko does not do so within a week, accusing Belarus of deploying strike coordination equipment. This comes amid escalating tensions and accusations from Minsk and Moscow that Kyiv is attempting to provoke Belarus into the conflict.
Lithuanian border guards intercepted a homemade drone near the border with Belarus in the Šalčininkai district. The drone was disabled by anti-drone equipment and fell near the village of Dumblė, 500 meters from the border.
Lithuania issued an air alert after a stray drone was detected near its border with Belarus. NATO's air-policing mission was activated, and Vilnius International Airport was temporarily closed. EU officials condemned the incident, calling it a threat to the entire Union.
Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda and Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene were moved to emergency shelters after a drone alert caused the capital, Vilnius, to shut down. Flights and travel were suspended, and Nato jets were deployed but could not locate the drone, which reportedly flew from Belarus.
Lithuania issued an air alert Wednesday after a drone was detected near the Belarus border. NATO's air-policing mission was activated, and Vilnius International Airport was temporarily closed. The incident follows similar incursions in Latvia and Estonia amid the Russo-Ukrainian war.
Military expert Andrey Marochko told TASS that Ukraine has increased troop numbers along the Belarusian-Ukrainian border, with servicemen now present in Chernigov and Zhitomir Regions where they were not before. Ukrainian troops are fortifying old positions and establishing new ones, with an echeloned defensive line being constructed with civilian population involvement.
