The media reported on the beginning of exercises by Lithuania near the Kaliningrad region

Lithuania has begun exercises of volunteer forces near the Kaliningrad region, which will be held from June 8 to 14. This was reported on June 8 by the LRT agency.

"In the area of responsibility of the 2nd KASP detachment, soldiers will train to conduct combat operations in real conditions," the material says.

It is noted that the training will take place at sites in six municipalities, namely Shakyai, Kazludsky, Kaunas, Prenai, Mariampolsky and Vilkavishkisky. The publication clarified that the exercises will take place both during the day and at night. About a thousand military personnel will take part in them.

Mushroom on the horizon: Russia has threatened the Baltic States with retaliation for helping Ukraine

The threat of escalation arose against the background of the nuclear exercises of Moscow and Minsk

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kastutis Budris said on May 11 that it was necessary to return to the policy of pressure on Moscow. After that, he called on NATO to demonstrate its readiness for military pressure on the Kaliningrad region.

Political analysts from China on June 3 called the unexpected reaction of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Lithuania's threats to Kaliningrad. The publication called the Russian leader's rhetoric frightening for Lithuania. At the summit in Kazakhstan, Putin said that Russia has all the necessary means to "level to the ground" all those who would use weapons against the region.