Lithuania plans to deploy Ukrainian acoustic UAV detection system

Lithuania plans to deploy a Ukrainian acoustic drone detection system in 2026. The need for this has been discussed in Lithuania amid a growing number of incidents involving drones flying in from Belarus. At least two such incidents have been recorded in …

German vice chancellor vows to defend European security in visit to Lithuania

VILNIUS, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Germany is ready to step up for European security with the development of its brigade in Lithuania, German Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said in Vilnius on Tuesday. After talks with his Baltic counterparts …

Lithuania eyes local anti-tank mine suppliers

VILNIUS, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Lithuania plans to spend 500 million euros (577 million U.S. dollars) over the next decade on anti-tank mines, prioritising local manufacturers, Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT) reported on Tuesday. Five …

"They Have Problems": In Lithuania Commented On The Fall Of A Drone In Minsk

Why was the drone shot down only near Minsk? The Lithuanian Defense Ministry commented on the fall of a drone in the courtyard of an apartment building and near a kindergarten in Minsk on the night of July 29. It happened during a discussion of why no …

Lithuania steps up drone defence as search continues for unidentified UAV from Belarus

Lithuania’s Basketball Revolution: From Soviet Shadows to NBA Stardom

Lithuania’s Basketball team during third window tournament in 2018 (Credit: X) No sports franchise would have benefited more from the demise of the Soviet Union as the NBA or the National Basketball Association. For, a wave of East Bloc sportsmen, …

Minnesota Crookston’s all-time leading scorer continues pro career in Lithuania

Klaipėda, Lithuania (KVRR/MINNESOTA CROOKSTON ATHLETICS) – Minnesota Crookston’s all-time leading men’s basketball scorer Harrison Cleary signed a contract with Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League to continue his professional …

Eli Sharfstein’s Soviet post-war Lithuania speaks Yiddish

Courtesy of the Sharfstein Family פֿון יואל מאַטוועיעוו July 29, 2025 דער ייִדישער שרײַבער אלי שאַרפֿשטיין, אַ געבוירענער אין ווילנע נאָכן חורבן, האָט איבערגעגעבן דעם פֿאָרווערטס, אַז ער גרייט זיך שוין באַלד אַרויסצוגעבן אַ נײַע זאַמלונג דערציילונגען, „דער …

Lithuania holds inter-agency talks on drone threat response, as UAV search continues

Lithuania moves air defence unit closer to Belarusian border

A Lithuanian flag. Photo: Getty Images In Lithuania, a special air defence unit has been redeployed closer to the border with Belarus due to the drone threat. Source: Commander of the Lithuanian Armed Forces Raimundas Vaikšnoras, cited by Lithuanian TV …