Lithuania tells residents to go to shelters after detecting a flying object

​Lithuania ​told residents ‌in central and ​northern parts of the ‌country to go to shelters on Sunday morning due to ‌an unrecognized flying object, ‌its army and national crisis management centre said. NATO air police ⁠fighters ​were ⁠summoned to the …

Lithuania told residents to go to shelters after detecting a flying object

By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Lithuania told residents in central and northern ​parts of the country ‌to go to shelters for about an hour on Sunday morning due to an unrecognized flying object, ‌the ​army and ⁠national crisis management ⁠ …

Lithuania Conducted Live-Fire Tank Exercise for the First Time Since the 1930s Using Leopard 2A6s

On October 16, the Lithuanian military conducted live-fire exercises with German Leopard 2A6 tanks on Lithuanian soil for the first time. The exercises took place at General Silvestras Žukauskas Training Area in Pabradė, according to LRT. According to …

Vytautas the Great invited Muslims to Lithuania ‘not because he was a leftist’ – interview

Lithuania gains Ukraine’s drone production technology, says Minister R. Kaunas

Wednesday, during the visit of the Minister of National Defence to Ukraine, Lithuania’s Pekkla UAB and Ukraine’s December One RND Ltd signed a Letter of Intent on cooperation in production and supply of electronic warfare systems and UAV components. The …

How Lithuania’s social enterprise Pirmas Blynas works with the government

Every year, Lithuania spends close to EUR 10 billion through public procurement. Government agencies and cities not only buy goods, they also partner with suppliers who employ tens of thousands of people in services such as catering, cleaning, or …

Lithuania seeks to limit the influence of the Moscow Patriarchate due to a threat to national security

In Lithuania, members of the Seimas have proposed legislative amendments intended to limit the influence of the Moscow Patriarchate on the country’s religious communities. The initiative provides for new conditions for state recognition of religious …

Lithuania, songs echo in the Baltic forests

The forest and the song – two images that have stayed alive in Lithuanian culture and historical memory for centuries. Both had their part in the pursuit of freedom, from the partisan resistance to the Singing Revolution. These two threads carry the first …

Moldovan parliament speaker in Rome has meetings with counterparts from Norway, Lithuania, Armenia

Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu in Rome has had bilateral meetings with his counterparts from the Kingdom of Norway, Lithuania and Armenia. The discussions focused on opportunities to strengthen the bilateral relations in more key sectors. At the meeting …

Ukraine Has Thousands of Damba Systems Countering Russian Drones. Now Lithuania Will Help Build More

Ukrainian counter-drone technology manufacturer December1 and Lithuanian defense company Pekkla signed a memorandum of understanding in Kyiv on October 14 to establish a joint venture in Lithuania. Production is scheduled to begin in 2027. The companies …