{"source":"lt-mod","name":"Lithuania MOD press","kind":"widget","via":"native","records":[{"id":"lt-mod:0","title":"Romania shoots down drone that entered its airspace","subtitle":"BNN · ","value":"drone","props":{"source":"BNN","title":"Romania shoots down drone that entered its airspace","summary":"Romanian President Nicusor Dan said on the 24th of July that a Romanian F-16 fighter jet had shot down a drone that had entered country’s airspace, Reuters reports. This is the first time Romania has shot down a drone in its airspace, but there have been previous violations. The president did not specify the origin […] The post Romania shoots down drone that entered its airspace appeared first on ","published":"2026-07-24T12:23:33.000Z","url":"https://bnn-news.com/romania-shoots-down-drone-that-entered-its-airspace-282176","tags":["drone"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:1","title":"Lithuania weighs joining new international defence financing initiatives – minister","subtitle":"LRT-EN · ","value":"nato","props":{"source":"LRT-EN","title":"Lithuania weighs joining new international defence financing initiatives – minister","summary":"Lithuania has not yet decided whether to join two newly launched international defence financing initiatives unveiled during this month’s NATO summit, Finance Minister Taurimas Valys said.","published":"2026-07-24T07:16:00.000Z","url":"https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3000095/lithuania-weighs-joining-new-international-defence-financing-initiatives-minister","tags":["nato"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:2","title":"Estimated: How much of Wildberries’ warehouse network in Russia has already been destroyed by Ukrainian drones","subtitle":"BNN · ","value":"drone","props":{"source":"BNN","title":"Estimated: How much of Wildberries’ warehouse network in Russia has already been destroyed by Ukrainian drones","summary":"Ukrainian drone strikes carried out between the 18th and the 23rd of July have damaged an estimated 8% of Wildberries’ warehouse infrastructure in Russia, according to Dialog.UA, citing Russian media reports. The report says Ukrainian drones have almost completely destroyed Wildberries logistics centres in Elektrostal (250,000 square metres), Krasnodar (150,000 square metres) and Nevinnomyssk (120","published":"2026-07-23T13:31:32.000Z","url":"https://bnn-news.com/estimated-how-much-of-wildberries-warehouse-network-in-russia-has-already-been-destroyed-by-ukrainian-drones-282137","tags":["drone"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:3","title":"VIDEO | Russian state TV again avoids showing Wildberries warehouse fires after Ukrainian drone strikes","subtitle":"BNN · ","value":"drone","props":{"source":"BNN","title":"VIDEO | Russian state TV again avoids showing Wildberries warehouse fires after Ukrainian drone strikes","summary":"Pro-Kremlin state television has once again avoided showing Russian audiences the large-scale fires that erupted at Wildberries logistics centres following Ukrainian drone strikes. According to the BBC, attacks on Wildberries facilities in Krasnodar and Nevinnomyssk on the 22nd of July received virtually no coverage on Russia’s main federal television channels. State broadcasters Channel One (Perv","published":"2026-07-23T10:45:16.000Z","url":"https://bnn-news.com/video-russian-state-tv-again-avoids-showing-wildberries-warehouse-fires-after-ukrainian-drone-strikes-282128","tags":["drone"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:4","title":"Lithuanian, Polish border officials to discuss easing checks amid temporary controls","subtitle":"LRT-EN · ","value":"border","props":{"source":"LRT-EN","title":"Lithuanian, Polish border officials to discuss easing checks amid temporary controls","summary":"Lithuanian and Polish border officials are meeting Thursday to discuss ways to make inspections at their shared border more efficient while Poland maintains temporary controls aimed at curbing secondary migration, Lithuania’s interior minister said.","published":"2026-07-23T08:25:00.000Z","url":"https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2999139/lithuanian-polish-border-officials-to-discuss-easing-checks-amid-temporary-controls","tags":["border"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:5","title":"Latvian President says no immediate military threat from Russia, but urges public to remain vigilant","subtitle":"BNN · ","value":"nato","props":{"source":"BNN","title":"Latvian President says no immediate military threat from Russia, but urges public to remain vigilant","summary":"Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs has said there is currently no direct military threat from Russia, but warned that the public should remain vigilant against possible hybrid threats and acts of sabotage. Speaking after a meeting with Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs at Riga Castle on Wednesday, Rinkēvičs said NATO and European Union member states regularly exchange […] The post Latvian President s","published":"2026-07-22T12:15:17.000Z","url":"https://bnn-news.com/latvian-president-says-no-immediate-military-threat-from-russia-but-urges-public-to-remain-vigilant-282089","tags":["nato"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:6","title":"Zelensky dismisses Ukrainian army chief","subtitle":"BNN · ","value":"","props":{"source":"BNN","title":"Zelensky dismisses Ukrainian army chief","summary":"After days of protests, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed the army chief, Oleksandr Syrsky, the BBC reports. Syrsky was dismissed after days of protests following the dismissal of popular defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov. Initially, there were rumours that Fedorov’s dismissal was due to a disagreement between him and Syrsky, but this was later confirmed. […] The post Zelensky d","published":"2026-07-22T09:58:17.000Z","url":"https://bnn-news.com/zelensky-dismisses-ukrainian-army-chief-282061","tags":[]}},{"id":"lt-mod:7","title":"Kremlin reports losses after warehouse fire","subtitle":"BNN · ","value":"drone","props":{"source":"BNN","title":"Kremlin reports losses after warehouse fire","summary":"Russian online retailer Wildberries and its suppliers have suffered heavy losses after widespread fires, caused by Ukrainian attacks, Reuters reports. Last week, Ukrainians carried out widespread drone attacks on two large logistics centers in Kotovsk and Elektrostal. Eight employees were killed in the attacks and the attack caused widespread fires, disrupting Wildberries’ operations. Russia’s lar","published":"2026-07-22T09:42:48.000Z","url":"https://bnn-news.com/kremlin-reports-losses-after-warehouse-fire-282049","tags":["drone"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:8","title":"Estonian Interior Minister: Closing border with Russia depends on risk assessment","subtitle":"BNN · ","value":"border","props":{"source":"BNN","title":"Estonian Interior Minister: Closing border with Russia depends on risk assessment","summary":"Estonian Interior Minister Igor Taro has said that Estonia’s eastern border will remain open for the time being, as there are no signs of an immediate threat, but the country is ready to close it if the situation changes, writes ERR News. Opposition politicians and the media have repeatedly called on the government to close […] The post Estonian Interior Minister: Closing border with Russia depend","published":"2026-07-21T13:14:23.000Z","url":"https://bnn-news.com/estonian-interior-minister-closing-border-with-russia-depends-on-risk-assessment-282008","tags":["border"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:9","title":"NATO would reinforce Lithuania if Russia escalates provocations, presidential aide says","subtitle":"LRT-EN · ","value":"nato","props":{"source":"LRT-EN","title":"NATO would reinforce Lithuania if Russia escalates provocations, presidential aide says","summary":"NATO countries would deploy additional military capabilities to Lithuania if Russian provocations in the region triggered a critical security situation, President Gitanas Nausėda’s chief national security adviser, Deividas Matulionis, said Tuesday.","published":"2026-07-21T06:42:00.000Z","url":"https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2997070/nato-would-reinforce-lithuania-if-russia-escalates-provocations-presidential-aide-says","tags":["nato"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:10","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:11","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:12","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:13","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:14","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:15","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:16","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:17","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":[]}}],"count":18,"generated_at":"2026-07-25T12:24:48.921Z"}