The situation with balloons that smuggle cigarettes on the border with Lithuania is not a hybrid threat, but an ordinary cross-border ...

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania’s government on Tuesday declared a national emergency over security risks posed by meteorological balloons sent from Russia-allied Belarus that have violated its ...

The record for 2026 daily activity of migrants, seeking to illegally enter the European Union from the Belarusian territory, ...

Cigarette smuggling into Lithuania is ordinary cross-border crime that should be tackled through joint efforts, not a hybrid ...

The UAV is about to be unveiled in Vilnius. On March 16, the Lithuanian government will receive modern industrial drones ...

Belarus has routinely forcibly deported political prisoners released from prison, mostly to Lithuania — which is within the ...

Whenever the wind blows northwest from Belarus, Lithuania braces for problems. That's when giant white balloons are launched across the border, crates of cheap cigarettes dangling beneath. Over the ...

VILNIUS, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Lithuania on Tuesday declared a state of emergency and asked parliament to authorise military support for police and border guards after a wave of smuggler balloons from ...

VILNIUS (Reuters) -Lithuania will reopen its border crossings with Belarus, ending a closure imposed in response to airspace disruptions by smugglers' balloons, the Baltic republic said on Wednesday.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - In this undated photo released by the State Border Guard Service, an officer inspects a balloon used to carry cigarettes ...