{"source":"lt-mod","name":"Lithuania MOD press","kind":"widget","via":"aiden","records":[{"id":"lt-mod:0","title":"VIDEO | Massive drone attack hits Moscow region as fires erupt at logistics hubs and oil depot","subtitle":"BNN · ","value":"drone","props":{"source":"BNN","title":"VIDEO | Massive drone attack hits Moscow region as fires erupt at logistics hubs and oil depot","summary":"The Moscow region came under one of its largest drone attacks in recent months during the night of Monday, the 20th of July, according to Dialog.ua, citing Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and OSINT analysts. Russian authorities reported an attack involving more than 400 drones, with fires and damage to infrastructure reported in several towns across […] The post VIDEO | Massive drone attack hits Mosc","published":"2026-07-20T12:01:53.000Z","url":"https://bnn-news.com/video-massive-drone-attack-hits-moscow-region-as-fires-erupt-at-logistics-hubs-and-oil-depot-281954","tags":["drone"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:1","title":"French national to face court over illegal transport of migrants across Lithuanian border","subtitle":"LRT-EN · ","value":"border","props":{"source":"LRT-EN","title":"French national to face court over illegal transport of migrants across Lithuanian border","summary":"Prosecutors in Lithuania have asked a court to conclude a case against a French national accused of illegally transporting migrants across the country's border, using a simplified procedure known as a penal order.","published":"2026-07-20T11:54:00.000Z","url":"https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2996233/french-national-to-face-court-over-illegal-transport-of-migrants-across-lithuanian-border","tags":["border"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:2","title":"VIDEO | Russian state TV omits footage of massive fires at Wildberries warehouses after Ukrainian drone strikes","subtitle":"BNN · ","value":"drone","props":{"source":"BNN","title":"VIDEO | Russian state TV omits footage of massive fires at Wildberries warehouses after Ukrainian drone strikes","summary":"Russian state television has reportedly withheld footage showing the scale of the fires that engulfed Wildberries warehouses in the Moscow and Tambov regions following Ukrainian drone strikes, according to Dialog.ua. The warehouses were reportedly being used to supply Russia’s military-industrial complex. News broadcasts on Russian state television did not show photographs or video of the […] The ","published":"2026-07-20T10:28:23.000Z","url":"https://bnn-news.com/video-russian-state-tv-omits-footage-of-massive-fires-at-wildberries-warehouses-after-ukrainian-drone-strikes-281944","tags":["drone"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:3","title":"Lithuania's defence minister: armed forces must expand capacity as recruit interest rises","subtitle":"LRT-EN · ","value":"","props":{"source":"LRT-EN","title":"Lithuania's defence minister: armed forces must expand capacity as recruit interest rises","summary":"Lithuania's armed forces need to expand their capacity to take in and train recruits after a record number of young people expressed interest in mandatory initial military service, Defence Minister Robertas Kaunas said on Monday.","published":"2026-07-20T06:51:00.000Z","url":"https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2996081/lithuania-s-defence-minister-armed-forces-must-expand-capacity-as-recruit-interest-rises","tags":[]}},{"id":"lt-mod:4","title":"Lithuania's defence minister says Russia views Baltic states, Poland as next targets","subtitle":"LRT-EN · ","value":"","props":{"source":"LRT-EN","title":"Lithuania's defence minister says Russia views Baltic states, Poland as next targets","summary":"With Russia unable to secure victory in its war against Ukraine, the Kremlin is looking for an alternative win and now regards the Baltic region and Poland as its most likely next target, said Lithuania's Defence Minister Robertas Kaunas.","published":"2026-07-20T06:22:00.000Z","url":"https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2996068/lithuania-s-defence-minister-says-russia-views-baltic-states-poland-as-next-targets","tags":[]}},{"id":"lt-mod:5","title":"Civic initiative turns old phones into drone detectors as Lithuania fixates on air defence","subtitle":"LRT-EN · ","value":"drone","props":{"source":"LRT-EN","title":"Civic initiative turns old phones into drone detectors as Lithuania fixates on air defence","summary":"As Lithuania steps up preparations for potential aerial threats, a new civic initiative is encouraging residents to turn unused Android smartphones into acoustic drone detectors that could help identify low-flying aircraft.","published":"2026-07-18T09:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2989283/civic-initiative-turns-old-phones-into-drone-detectors-as-lithuania-fixates-on-air-defence","tags":["drone"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:6","title":"German brigade troops to arrive at Lithuania’s Rūdninkai base this autumn, minister says","subtitle":"LRT-EN · ","value":"","props":{"source":"LRT-EN","title":"German brigade troops to arrive at Lithuania’s Rūdninkai base this autumn, minister says","summary":"The first troops from Germany’s brigade assigned to Lithuania will move into the Rūdninkai military campus this autumn, Defence Minister Robertas Kaunas said Friday as construction officially began on the project’s second phase.","published":"2026-07-17T09:43:00.000Z","url":"https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2993182/german-brigade-troops-to-arrive-at-lithuania-s-rudninkai-base-this-autumn-minister-says","tags":[]}},{"id":"lt-mod:7","title":"Do you know where your nearest shelter is? Only one in five Lithuanians do","subtitle":"LRT-EN · ","value":"","props":{"source":"LRT-EN","title":"Do you know where your nearest shelter is? Only one in five Lithuanians do","summary":"In May, Lithuania declared its first-ever air-raid alert after drones entered the country's airspace, instructing residents to head to their nearest shelter. In the aftermath, it emerged that some shelters were inaccessible when needed - and, perhaps more troublingly, that many people had no idea where to go in the first place.","published":"2026-07-17T06:09:00.000Z","url":"https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2992277/do-you-know-where-your-nearest-shelter-is-only-one-in-five-lithuanians-do","tags":[]}},{"id":"lt-mod:8","title":"New minister says border guards should be allowed to use firearms against migrants","subtitle":"LRT-EN · ","value":"border","props":{"source":"LRT-EN","title":"New minister says border guards should be allowed to use firearms against migrants","summary":"Lithuania's new interior minister has defended giving border guards the right to use firearms against irregular migrants, arguing that officers cannot be expected to protect the country's border without the means to protect themselves, and the state, if the situation demands it.","published":"2026-07-16T14:40:00.000Z","url":"https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2992108/new-minister-says-border-guards-should-be-allowed-to-use-firearms-against-migrants","tags":["border"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:9","title":"NATO air defence pledge for Baltics: promises and reality","subtitle":"LRT-EN · ","value":"nato","props":{"source":"LRT-EN","title":"NATO air defence pledge for Baltics: promises and reality","summary":"Despite positive announcements about a new air defence mission in the Baltic region, NATO has not fulfilled a three-year-old pledge made in Vilnius to maintain a rotational deployment of air defence systems in the Baltic states, officials and experts say.","published":"2026-07-16T05:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2989202/nato-air-defence-pledge-for-baltics-promises-and-reality","tags":["nato"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:10","title":"Moscow rejects Lithuanian claims of possible Russian attacks on Baltic infrastructure","subtitle":"LRT-EN · ","value":"nato","props":{"source":"LRT-EN","title":"Moscow rejects Lithuanian claims of possible Russian attacks on Baltic infrastructure","summary":"The Kremlin on Wednesday dismissed Lithuanian claims that Russia could be planning attacks on critical infrastructure in Poland or the Baltic states, describing the allegations as an attempt to justify further NATO militarisation in the region.","published":"2026-07-15T13:50:00.000Z","url":"https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2991333/moscow-rejects-lithuanian-claims-of-possible-russian-attacks-on-baltic-infrastructure","tags":["nato"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:11","title":"Short-term foreign workers in Estonia – mainly in agriculture","subtitle":"BNN · ","value":"border","props":{"source":"BNN","title":"Short-term foreign workers in Estonia – mainly in agriculture","summary":"Seasonal work in agriculture remains the largest source of short-term foreign labor in Estonia, and this year 2,396 short-term foreign workers have arrived in the country, which is significantly less than in previous years, writes ERR News. Data from the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board (PBA) show that approximately 5,000 third-country foreign workers arrive […] The post Short-term foreign w","published":"2026-07-15T13:21:48.000Z","url":"https://bnn-news.com/short-term-foreign-workers-in-estonia-mainly-in-agriculture-281826","tags":["border"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:12","title":"The coming months will be crucial for Baltic security, Rinkēvičs warns","subtitle":"BNN · ","value":"nato","props":{"source":"BNN","title":"The coming months will be crucial for Baltic security, Rinkēvičs warns","summary":"Russia, significantly weakened on the battlefield in Ukraine, could resort to provocations in the region, Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs warned during a state visit to Lithuania on Wednesday. According to the Latvian president, intelligence gathered by Lithuania, Latvia and other NATO allies indicates that Russia is attempting to carry out acts of sabotage and hybrid […] The post The coming mo","published":"2026-07-15T12:31:31.000Z","url":"https://bnn-news.com/the-coming-months-will-be-crucial-for-baltic-security-rinkevics-warns-281830","tags":["nato"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:13","title":"Latvian president warns Russia could step up provocations against Baltic region","subtitle":"LRT-EN · ","value":"nato","props":{"source":"LRT-EN","title":"Latvian president warns Russia could step up provocations against Baltic region","summary":"Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs warned Wednesday that Russia could increase provocations against the Baltic region as its military struggles to make gains in Ukraine, saying Moscow may seek to test NATO’s resolve through sabotage and hybrid attacks.","published":"2026-07-15T12:14:00.000Z","url":"https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2991281/latvian-president-warns-russia-could-step-up-provocations-against-baltic-region","tags":["nato"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:14","title":"Harsh but necessary – Lithuania considers reintroducing border controls with Latvia","subtitle":"BNN · ","value":"border, belarus","props":{"source":"BNN","title":"Harsh but necessary – Lithuania considers reintroducing border controls with Latvia","summary":"Lithuania’s newly appointed Interior Minister Martynas Katelynas does not rule out the possibility of reintroducing border controls with Latvia, as the number of migrants entering Lithuania from Belarus via Latvia continues to grow. Last week, Polish authorities detained 27 migrants who were trying to illegally cross the border. They had arrived from Latvia via Lithuania […] The post Harsh but nec","published":"2026-07-15T08:20:36.000Z","url":"https://bnn-news.com/harsh-but-necessary-lithuania-considers-reintroducing-border-controls-with-latvia-281811","tags":["border","belarus"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:15","title":"Intelligence indicates Russia may be planning provocations – Lithuanian president","subtitle":"LRT-EN · ","value":"nato","props":{"source":"LRT-EN","title":"Intelligence indicates Russia may be planning provocations – Lithuanian president","summary":"Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda says that intelligence information indicates Russia may be planning provocations in Poland or the Baltic states aimed at testing NATO's unity.","published":"2026-07-15T05:48:00.000Z","url":"https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2991046/intelligence-indicates-russia-may-be-planning-provocations-lithuanian-president","tags":["nato"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:16","title":"‘Nuclear option’: Lithuania mulls introducing border checks with Latvia","subtitle":"LRT-EN · ","value":"border, belarus","props":{"source":"LRT-EN","title":"‘Nuclear option’: Lithuania mulls introducing border checks with Latvia","summary":"Lithuania's incoming Interior Minister Martynas Katelynas has not ruled out temporarily reintroducing border controls with Latvia as the number of migrants arriving from Belarus via Latvia continues to increase. Compared with the first half of last year, secondary migration from Latvia has risen fourfold.","published":"2026-07-15T05:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2990295/nuclear-option-lithuania-mulls-introducing-border-checks-with-latvia","tags":["border","belarus"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:17","title":"Lithuanian president’s office cautious about introducing checks on Latvian border","subtitle":"LRT-EN · ","value":"border","props":{"source":"LRT-EN","title":"Lithuanian president’s office cautious about introducing checks on Latvian border","summary":"Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda’s chief foreign policy adviser, Asta Skaisgirytė, said Tuesday that authorities should exhaust other options to curb irregular migration before introducing temporary border controls with Latvia.","published":"2026-07-14T05:54:00.000Z","url":"https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2990049/lithuanian-president-s-office-cautious-about-introducing-checks-on-latvian-border","tags":["border"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:18","title":"Baltic states reject Russian claims over airspace in joint diplomatic protest","subtitle":"LRT-EN · ","value":"","props":{"source":"LRT-EN","title":"Baltic states reject Russian claims over airspace in joint diplomatic protest","summary":"The Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian chargés d’affaires in Moscow have lodged a joint diplomatic protest with Russia’s Foreign Ministry, rejecting allegations that the Baltic states had opened their airspace for attacks on targets inside Russia.","published":"2026-07-13T09:29:00.000Z","url":"https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2989137/baltic-states-reject-russian-claims-over-airspace-in-joint-diplomatic-protest","tags":[]}},{"id":"lt-mod:19","title":"NATO reaffirms Article 5 commitment, pledges at least $140 billion in military aid for Ukraine","subtitle":"BNN · ","value":"nato","props":{"source":"BNN","title":"NATO reaffirms Article 5 commitment, pledges at least $140 billion in military aid for Ukraine","summary":"NATO leaders meeting at the Alliance summit in Ankara reaffirmed their commitment to collective defence under Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty and agreed to provide at least $140 billion in military assistance to Ukraine this year and next, according to Latvia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Foreign Minister Baiba Braže said Allies also agreed […] The post NATO reaffirms Article 5 commitment,","published":"2026-07-09T08:36:32.000Z","url":"https://bnn-news.com/nato-reaffirms-article-5-commitment-pledges-at-least-140-billion-in-military-aid-for-ukraine-281729","tags":["nato"]}}],"count":20,"generated_at":"2026-07-20T18:56:09.899Z"}