🇱🇹 Lithuania deploys troops to the Russian border following a dangerous incident in Latvia Lithuanian authorities are sending around 100 troops to the border with Russia's Kaliningrad region. They will assist border guards over the next few weeks. Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas said the order takes effect immediately. The deployment follows an incident on the Latvia–Belarus border, where a group of armed, masked men reportedly attempted to escort around 20 migrants across the border and threatened Latvian military personnel. The unidentified men later entered Latvian territory, damaged electrical equipment, and stole two surveillance cameras before fleeing back into Belarus. Latvian authorities have not ruled out the possibility that the intruders were members of an organized crime group. Meanwhile, Ukrainian serviceman and political analyst Taras Berezovets believes the incident was a Russian “reconnaissance in force” operation and warns of possible further provocations against the Baltic states. In his view, Daugavpils and Narva could become potential flashpoints.