US EditionLithuania Has Installed so-Called 'Dragon's Teeth' on the Border with Russia
Lithuania installed concrete anti-tank obstacles at unused border roads with Russia and Belarus to deter ground invasions amid increased regional military tensions, officials said.
- In 2025, Lithuania finished placing pyramid-shaped concrete anti-tank barriers, known as "dragon's teeth," along the frontier adjacent to Russia’s Kaliningrad territory.
- This defensive measure responds to the scheduled Zapad 2025 Russian-Belarusian military exercises involving 30,000 personnel and rising regional security concerns since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
- The Lithuanian military has installed anti-tank barriers at seldom-used crossings along the frontiers with Russia and Belarus, aiming to restrict potential ground invasion paths as part of the wider Baltic Defense Line initiative.
- Lithuanian army commander Raimundas Vaiksnoras explained that efforts are beginning with tactical measures, such as specific border obstacles, and will eventually be integrated into a comprehensive engineering strategy.
- These steps reflect Lithuania's continuing effort to enhance defence readiness amid the ongoing war in Ukraine and perceived threats to NATO's Baltic members from Russia.
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Lithuania has installed so-called 'dragon's teeth' on the border with Russia
Lithuania has installed "dragon's teeth" - pyramids designed to stop tanks - on the border with Russia's Kaliningrad exclave. "The installed barriers are only part of a larger, integrated picture," said Lithuanian army commander Raimundas Vaiksnoras.
Lithuania has installed barriers to strengthen border security on unused roads at checkpoints with Russia and Belarus.
The Lithuanian army has installed anti-tank barriers of the type "draft rings" on non-use routes along the border with Belarus and has declared the Russian Kaliningrad as part of the plan to strengthen the "baltic defence line", according to Kyiv Independent.
The Kyiv Independent
einnews.comLithuania sets up 'dragon teeth' barriers at borders with Belarus, Russia's Kaliningrad exclave
The so-called "dragon teeth" — pyramid-shaped concrete anti-tank obstacles — were set up as part of the Baltic Defense Line, a planned string of defenses along the Baltic countries' borders with Russia and Belarus.
The Lithuanian military has installed barriers to strengthen border security on unused roads at border checkpoints with Russia and Belarus, the Lithuanian military announced on Saturday.
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