According to the Lithuanian army, from May 7, 10 p.m. to May 8, 5 a.m. morning, Vilnius Viršuliškii and Aukštiių Paneriė and Kaunas Palemons territories will be trained on how to behave after the introduction of curfew – curfew units, together with the Lithuanian Police, will carry out territory control, object protection, transport inspection.
According to the army, traffic will not be restricted for residents during the exercise, but real checkpoints of the Lithuanian police and commandant units are planned, where passing vehicles can be stopped, documents checked and other procedures usual during traffic police raids.
As previously announced, the exercises of the Lithuanian army and NATO allies are taking place in the capital and Kaunas on May 6-8. During the exercise, the readiness of institutions, bodies and organizations to carry out mobilization and the tasks of receiving allies, requisitioning of property and the announcement of a curfew are checked.
According to the commander of the army, Valdemars Rupšis, a total of more than 20 thousand soldiers will train in Lithuania. national and allied troops.
2.5 thousand people were called to participate in the exercise. active reserve soldiers, several thousand more invited for a short background check procedure. The commandant system will also be tested during the exercise.
ELTA reminds that NATO started the largest military exercise since the Cold War in January of this year. As previously announced, the exercises are designed to simulate NATO’s response to an attack by a rival such as Russia. They will involve 50 ships, 80 aircraft and more than 1,100 combat vehicles. The military maneuvers are being carried out as NATO reorganizes its defenses following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
