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NATO Military Committee greenlights multinational troops in Baltics and Poland

May 19, 2016 BNS 0

NATO‘s Military Committee on Wednesday approved the formation of multinational battalion groups in each of the Baltic countries and Poland, Lithuania’s representative at the committee said. […]

Suspected cause of conscript’s death revealed as two more are hospitalised

May 17, 2016 www.DELFI.lt 0

Two soldiers from the Lithuanian Etmon Jonušas Radvila Training Detachment in Rukla were sent to Kaunas Hospital of Infectious Diseases. […]

NATO rapid response force ‘could not be deployed to Baltics in event of attack’

May 17, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

NATO‘s rapid response force is not ready to be used to counter a possible Russian attack in the Baltics and Poland, according to two alliance commanders speaking to the Financial Times. […]

With conscript dead from infection, some suspect army food

May 16, 2016 www.DELFI.lt 0

Lithuanian conscript Martynas Jurkus died in a Lithuanian military hospital on Monday due to an acute infectious disease. Military representatives have denied allegations that the conscript’s rapid deterioration in medical condition could have occurred due to unsuitable food, but an official medical analysis is still forthcoming. […]

Lithuanian conscript dies during military service

May 16, 2016 BNS 0

A man performing the initial mandatory military service passed away in a Kaunas hospital on Monday morning. […]

‘I see no chance of war with Russia’ – NATO general in Vilnius

May 16, 2016 BNS 0

NATO General Salvatore Farina has said that dangerous Russian conduct in the Baltic Sea region was unlikely to lead to a large-scale military conflict. […]

Lithuania set to raise 2017 defence budget by further €150m

May 16, 2016 BNS 0

Lithuania is set to be raised by €150 million in 2017 according to a draft of 2017-2019 state budgets developed by the Finance Ministry. […]

NATO ships search Lithuanian Baltic waters for WWI and WWII mines

May 16, 2016 www.lrt.lt 0

An international NATO operation called Open Spirit has begun in the territorial waters of Lithuania. During the operation, NATO and other countries’ ships will clean the bottom of the Baltic sea to ensure that no naval mines or other explosives remain there. […]

NATO general to discuss Baltic defence plans in Vilnius

May 12, 2016 BNS 0

Salvatore Farina, a high-ranking NATO general on a visit to Vilnius on Thursday, will discuss the Alliance’s defence plans for the Baltics with Lithuania’s military and Ministry of National Defence officials. […]

Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs hit by cyber attack

May 11, 2016 BNS 0

The Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘ website was inaccessible to visitors on Wednesday due to a cyber attack. […]

Two Lithuanian soldiers injured in explosion

May 11, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Two soldiers were injured when an explosive went off in a military training ground near Pabradė, Lithuania, on Tuesday evening. […]

NATO Warsaw summit will include decision on Baltic garrisons, says NATO general

May 9, 2016 www.DELFI.lt 0

At the NATO Joint Force headquarters in Brunssum, commander Salvatore Farina told the Estonian military administration that a decision on the garrison of NATO military forces in the Baltic states will be made at the alliance’s summit meeting in Warsaw. […]

Belarusian drones crossing into Lithuanian territory, border guards say

May 5, 2016 BNS 0

Lithuanian border guards have spotted an increasing number of drones flying from Belarus into Lithuania’s airspace. […]

New rotation of US troops begin service in Lithuania

May 4, 2016 BNS 0

A new shift of rotating US forces have begun service in Lithuania this week, the Ministry of National Defence reports. […]

NATO considering sending extra 4,000 troops to Baltic States – US Defense Secretary

May 3, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

NATO is considering establishing a new rotational ground force in the Baltic States and Poland to deter possible Russian aggression, according to US Defense Secretary Ash Carter. […]

NATO jets in Lithuania scrambled 5 times last week to intercept Russian planes

May 2, 2016 BNS 0

NATO air policing fighters stationed in the Baltic States performed five scrambles last week to intercept military aircraft of the Russian Federation in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence has reported. […]