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 for the Baltic defence line.
- Amid persistent threats from Russia, the Baltic Defense Line project aims to strengthen NATO's eastern border and maintain continuous preparedness, the military says.
- Engineering teams are installing engineering structures for explosives on bridges, selecting bridges and roads for natural obstacles and strategic value, while several dozen storage sites, trees for protection, and irrigation ditches are being set up.
- In peacetime, officials say the prepared bridges could be demolished more easily in conflict, helping block military movement while avoiding panic among residents in Lithuania, Fire and Rescue Department representative Donatas Gurevičius said.
- The Baltic States decided to create the Baltic Defense Line project in early 2024, while some populist politicians accused officials of 'warmongering' amid calls to prepare like Finland, which has prepared for decades.
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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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