Lithuania is prepared to immediately shut its border with Belarus in the event of a provocation, Lithuanian Interior Minister Vladislav Kondratovic said on Sept. 12. The minister's statement comes two days after Russia violated Polish airspace with 19 drones overnight on Sept.

Russian troops have been preparing strikes on Poland and Lithuania for several months, as they have been using 4G modems with SIM cards from Polish operators since at least June, according to Defense Express.

The Zapad-2025 (meaning "west" in Russian) drills, set to begin on Sept. 12 in Belarus and western Russia, have heightened alarm in NATO member states Poland, Lithuania and Latvia.

A restricted zone in the eastern part of the NATO country is in place following Russian drones entering its airspace.

Poland, Latvia and Lithuania all share a border with Belarus — and tensions are running high in all three countries, as Russia and Belarus ramp up accustomed military drills.. DW’s Lisa Louis reports from the Lithuanian border.

Polish President Karol Nawrocki said after a meeting with his Lithuanian counterpart, Gitanas Nauseda, that Warsaw and Vilnius are able to jointly react to the hybrid war waged against the West by Russia.

It is known that the "finds" were reported to partners in Poland and Lithuania. At the same time, this information almost did not cause resonance in Poland, despite the fact that back in the summer Russian drones began to fly into its airspace already steadily.

Lithuania take on the Netherlands in a 2026 FIFA World Cup European qualifiers on Sunday.Ranked 143rd in the FIFA world rankings, Lithuania need a miracle to end a lengthy winless run against a

Belarus has claimed that it notified Poland and Lithuania about the approach of drones towards their territory on the night of 9-10 September and even shot down some of them. Source: BelTA, a Belarusian state-owned news outlet;