11 October, 2024 Lithuanian-made FPV drone. October 2024. Photo credits: Ministry of Defense of Lithuania
The first locally produced FPV drones were delivered to the Lithuanian Armed Forces, some of which will be transferred to Ukraine.
The Lithuania…
NATO defense ministers meeting in Brussels this month will discuss the future of the alliance’s relationship with Russia, potentially upending decades of foreign policy, Politico reported on Oct. 11, citing a senior U.S. official. Relations between NAT…
10 October, 2024 Testing of anti-tank obstacles. Source: Lithuanian Ministry of National Defense.
Lithuania is testing iron anti-tank barriers that will be used alongside the “dragon’s teeth” on the border with Russia.
The video of these anti-tank ob…
10 October, 2024 Ammunition produced by the Lithuanian GGG plant. Photo credits: Miske.lt
The Lithuanian government will allocate €36 million to expand the capacity of the state-owned ammunition manufacturer Giraitės ginkluotės gamykla (GGG) until 20…
Lithuania has blocked and fortified a bridge over the Nieman river linking it to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, the country’s defense minister said on Oct. 9.In a post on Facebook, Laurynas Kasciunas said “dragons teeth” obstacles had been deploye…
Editor’s note: This is issue 76 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s weekly “Ukrainian Economy in Brief” newsletter, covering events from Sept. 30- Oct. 6, 2024. The digest highlights steps taken in the Ukrainian parliament relat…
The Russian Baltic Fleet minesweeper Alexander Obukhov was put out of action thanks to a sabotage operation by Ukraine’s military intelligence, the agency said on Oct. 7.The ship, based in the Russian coastal town of Baltiysk in the Kaliningrad exclave…
The last three months have been atypical for Lukashenko’s Belarus. For the first time since 2020, the regime has shown a willingness to be more constructive and has sent signals to Western capitals about its readiness to engage in political dialogue.
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Lithuanian customs officers discovered military uniforms and camouflage nets on passenger trains traveling from the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad to Moscow, the Delfi outlet reported on Oct. 5.Kaliningrad Oblast is a small but heavily armed territory …
Andrii Sybiha, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, has called on more of Ukraine’s partner countries to take oblasts under patronage.
Source: European Pravda citing his post on X (Twitter)
Details: Sybiha noted that partner countries’ patrona…