1 Jahr zuvorUK to send "small number" of troops to Lithuania to support with intelligence, surveillance & reconnaissance. It follows the deployment in December of small team to scout out what support UK military could offer at time of crisis for Lithuania with Belarus over migrant crossings
German troops arrive in Kaunas to reinforce Germany's NATO Ally Lithuania amid tensions over Russia's military buildup on Ukraine's borders, large scale joint Russo-Belarusian military drills in Belarus
1 Jahr zuvorAdditional German troops arrived in Lithuania today to reinforce the Lithuania @BG_LTU_eFP in Rukla
1 Jahr zuvorLithuania has provided Ukraine with Stinger MANPADS
1 Jahr zuvorAnother NATO C-17A Globemaster III flying from Siauliai, Lithuania, to Kyiv Boryspil Airport, Ukraine, ACARS suggests: 01/BRK88. This flight may contain military support by Lithuania
1 Jahr zuvorBoeing C17A Globemaster III Siauliai-Kyiv
Finnish DefMin has approved the acquisition of Extended-Range Guided MLRS rockets with unitary and fragmenting warheads for M270s
1 Jahr zuvorTuesday was a busy day @BeAirForce in support of @NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic Region. Our F16 aircraft intercepted four Su-30SM FLANKERS and were later called upon for one Tu-154 CARELESS as they did not follow int'l flight regulations and approached NATO airspace
1 Jahr zuvorCanadian Armed Forces C-17A Globemaster III CFC4037 en route to Lviv Ukraine from Riga Latvia
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia filed a formal transparency request under the OSCE rules for Minsk to disclose Belarus-Russia military exercise information as a confidence-building measure
1 Jahr zuvorLatvian Air Force Patrolling over Belarusian border
Denmark plans to allow US troops on its soil: PM
1 Jahr zuvorToday, at least 21 NATO and Swedish ISR aircraft flew collection sorties over Europe: USN P-8As (2 PL09x, 4 PK09x, 4 PS09x); USAF RC-135W (JAKE11), RC-135V (HOMER31), E-8C (REDEYE6); US Army RC-12Xs (YANK01, YANK02), ARTEMIS (BRIO68)
Today Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia activated the OSCE Vienna document risk reduction mechanism vis a vis Belarus for the military build up seen in the country. Minsk now has 48 hours to respond
From 10 to 11 Feb, Lithuania PM @IngridaSimonyte will be making an official visit to Ukraine to express Lithuania's support for the country and its people in the face of tensions over the potential military escalation
1 Jahr zuvorChairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee @mikaniikko was replaced by @Halla_aho, a long-time advocate of NATO membership
1 Jahr zuvorA strike in a camp for foreigners in Lithuania. Refugees and migrants have been in confinement for 7 months. They don't know how long the detention will take. The guards suppressed a peaceful protest using stun guns and tear gas
The Dutch Defense Minister says his country will increase its military deployment in the Baltics
1 Jahr zuvorToday, at least 9 NATO and Swedish aircraft flew ISR sorties over Europe: US Army RC-12X (YANK01, YANK02); USAF RC-135V (HOMER21); USN P-8A (PS08x); RAF RC-135W (RRR7211), P-8As (STGRY01, GURNY02); Swedish S102B (SVF623); and an unidentified Turkish aircraft (TURAF42)
1 Jahr zuvorLatvian Armed Forces: The Air Force, continuing to provide support to the State Border Guard in the prevention of illegal border violations, flown along the Latvian-Belarusian border with the An-2 aircraft. BY border guard has accused the NAF of violating airspace, but GPS data proves that the violation did not occur
1 Jahr zuvorFinnish Air Force is holding a large exercise with up 50% of the F/A-18 fleet taking part
Belarusian border guards accused Latvian An-2 in violation of state border near Urbany border crossing
Denmark strengthens military preparedness: 700 soldiers in Slagelse, fighter jets on Bornholm
1 Jahr zuvorA Russian MiG-31K carrying a Kinzhal missile was spotted landing at the Kaliningrad Chkalovsk airbase on February 7
Lithuania raised the level of combat readiness in connection with the Russian-Belarusian exercises
Germany to boost troop deployment in Lithuania amid Ukraine tensions: minister
Latest US intel warning abt possible Russia military invasion of Ukraine - "We take all these signs very seriously" Latvia DefMin @Pabriks tells @gmfus
1 Jahr zuvorNATO battlegroup in Estonia wrapped up largest winter exercise. Around 1,400 NATO troops took part in exercise Winter Camp, testing their infantry and armour capabilities against harsh winter conditions
1 Jahr zuvorUS Army CL600 ARTEMIS BRIO68 active near Kaliningrad
Verteidigungsministerin Christine Lambrecht schließt die Entsendung weiterer Bundeswehr-Soldaten nach Litauen nicht aus. Etwa 600 Bundeswehr-Soldaten sind bereits in dem Land an der Nato-Ostflanke stationiert
