Military exercises are taking place in Vilnius and Kaunas, a curfew will be introduced

As stated in the statement of the Lithuanian army, from May 7 10 p.m. until the 8th 05 hours in the morning in the territories of Vilnius Viršuliškii and Aukštųių Paneriai and Kaunas Palemons, actions will be practiced after the introduction of curfew – curfew units, together with the Lithuanian Police, will carry out control of the territory, protection of objects, inspection of transport.

It is indicated that 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 are checked and other procedures, usual during traffic police raids, are planned.

In the designated area, where the military curfew measures will be implemented, transport and passers-by may be stopped, documents may be checked, but other real restrictions are not foreseen.

Also, during “Perkūno bastionas 24” on May 6-8, a training session on the procedures for requisitioning material assets is carried out, but no real requisitioning takes place.

Already in the first half of the day on Tuesday Delphi recorded a part of the exercise near the Vilnius city municipality building – units of the armed forces were spotted.

On Monday afternoon, similar images were recorded in Kaunas.

During the day, soldiers are also recorded in various parts of the cities.

The largest national exercise “Thunderstorm 2024” will be held until May 10.

During them, the army and state institutions train for the transition from peacetime to wartime, going through all the stages and consistently performing the necessary actions and procedures. The “Thunderbolt 2024” exercises also include smaller exercises: the already mentioned “Thunder Bastion 24”, “Vidrous Sakalas 2024”, “Storm Strike 24”, “Cybernetis Skydas”, on May 2-3, the rapid reaction forces of the Lithuanian Armed Forces were activated.