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- ‘We don’t protest unless it’s necessary’ – farmers gather in Vilnius . . .
Dainius Mikalaičiūnas, owner of a plant farm in Rokiškis District, told BNS that it has cost farmers a lot of money to drive their tractors to Vilnius “If we came here, it means closure is looming Because we are patient and we don’t go [to protests] unless it’s necessary If nothing changes, then next year [ ] we close down [Coming with the tractor] cost me about 300 euros,” he
- Police brace for May 9 in Vilnius - LRT
Lithuania will observe Europe Day on May 9, with the police saying they are closely monitoring activities relating to the Victory Day events in Russia “As May 9 approaches, police are deploying additional forces, monitoring online platforms, drafting tactical plans and preparing to ensure public safety at the various events,” Tomas Bražėnas, spokesperson for Vilnius County Police
- Vilnius holds civil protection and terrorist attack drills - LRT
Crisis management, civil protection, and terrorist attack drills will take place in Vilnius on Tuesday Participants will train how to respond to a large-scale fire involving chemical contamination with a terrorist attack taking place simultaneously “The aim of these exercises is to assess and improve the interaction between [authorities] and non-governmental organizations in responding to
- Search intensifies for missing teenager in Vilnius - LRT
The Vilnius police and volunteers are looking for a 15-year-old teenager, who has been missing since Monday morning
- Aerial bomb discovered during excavation in Vilnius - LRT
Traffic on Liepkalnio Street in Vilnius was restricted after an aerial explosive was discovered before noon on Tuesday Evacuation was called in nearby buildings According to the initial assessment of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, the bomb found is a World War Two aerial bomb weighing 250 kg, with an explosive charge of about 130 kg Traffic was closed in both directions on the section of the
- Foreign student attacked by masked assailants in Vilnius, police reject . . .
A student from Azerbaijan studying at Vilnius Tech was attacked earlier this week near the campus in Saulėtekis Another foreign student had reportedly been attacked several weeks earlier, but Vilnius police say there is no evidence of a hate group The Azerbaijani student reported the attack on Tuesday and also shared the details on social media He said that the incident took place near the
- Police investigate ‘Z’ symbol on sculpture in Vilnius County
The police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the inscription of the letter ‘Z’ on a sculpture in Vilnius County Vilnius County Police spokeswoman Julija Samorokovskaja told BNS that a driver reported at 10:03 on Tuesday morning that a sculpture on a roundabout connecting Vievis and Kernavė and located in the territory of Airėnai village, Vilnius County, was covered with
- Following controversial reform, Lithuanian police stations forced to . . .
A reform in Lithuania’s police commissariats has prompted many officers to quit their jobs Now, to make up for the shortfall, police stations are manning their crews with volunteers This summer, a reform was implemented in the police commissariats of the Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipėda, Panevėžys, and Šiauliai districts, during which the so-called response board was set up after several
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