Military exercises will start in Vilnius from Monday: raids will take place, soldiers will patrol many places – MadeinVilnius.lt

On May 6-8, the Lithuanian army exercises “Thunder Bastion 24” will be held in Vilnius and Kaunas. During the exercise, the cooperation and interaction of armed forces units, military commandants and state and municipal institutions, institutions and organizations during mobilization and martial law will be practiced, as well as property requisitioning and curfew announcement. Armed forces units, state and municipal institutions, institutions and economic entities will take part in the exercise. The units of the armed forces will also be near the Vilnius municipality building, Konstitucijos pr. 3.

The exercises will test the readiness of the state and municipal institutions, institutions and organizations of the Vilnius and Kaunas region to carry out the tasks of mobilization and support of the host country.

During the exercise in Vilnius, Viršuliškės and Paneri, the movement of military units and police raids will take place. The soldiers, together with the shooters, will train to control the territory without the police, they will stop the transport intended only for the exercise, and they will also perform the protection of some objects. A curfew will be announced in a certain area. Active actions are planned during the dark hours of the day, so the residents will not experience any inconvenience due to the organized exercises.

During these exercises, from May 7 at 10 p.m. until the next day at 5 o’clock morning Actions after the curfew will be practiced in Vilnius.