{"id":171639,"date":"2026-01-14T17:57:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T14:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/171639\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"lithuania-to-build-military-training-ground-near-belarus-in-suvalkija-gap","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/171639\/","title":{"rendered":"Lithuania to build military training ground near Belarus in Suvalkija gap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>January 14,<\/strong><em> <strong>Pozirk.<\/strong><\/em> Lithuania plans to set up a training ground for heavy guns and main battle tanks near the town of Kap\u010diamiestis in the so-called <strong>Suvalkija<\/strong> (Pol. Suwa\u0142ki) gap near the border with Belarus and Poland, according to announcements from the Lithuanian defense ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials plan to meet with local residents on January 21 and 22 to answer their questions about the project. The plan must still receive approval from the country\u2019s Seimas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Russian aggression against Ukraine has exposed real threats for the region,\u201d the Lithuanian defense ministry said substantiating the plan. \u201cLithuania has a 700-kilometer border with Belarus and 300-kilometer border with Russia. The Suvalkija gap links NATO states with continental Europe, simultaneously separating Kalinigrad from Belarus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLithuania\u2019s military training grounds are located along the perimeter of the state \u2013 in Pabrad\u0117, Rudnankai and Taurag\u0117 \u2013 but there is no such infrastructure in southern Lithuania. Territory near Kap\u010diamiestis has been proposed because of its strategic location near the border with Poland and the Suvalkija gap. From the military point of view, the site would make it possible to make southern Lithuania less vulnerable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plan indicates that the training ground will be located at the \u201cborder with Belarus, a key ally of Russia currently controlled by the [Alaksandar] \u0141uka\u0161enka authoritarian regime.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/litovskaja_armija_d_umbraso_LRytas_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/litovskaja_armija_d_umbraso_LRytas_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/litovskaja_armija_d_umbraso_LRytas_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/litovskaja_armija_d_umbraso_LRytas_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/litovskaja_armija_d_umbraso_LRytas_1128x752-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/litovskaja_armija_d_umbraso_LRytas_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430, Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Vilnius does not plan to lift state of \u201cextreme situation\u201d<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">January 14, Pozirk. Lithuania\u2019s Interior Minister Vladislav Kondratovi\u010d said on January 14 that he does not plan to lift a state of low-level emergency called \u201cextreme situation\u201d introduced in early December over the overflights of balloons carrying smuggled cigarettes. \u201cIt &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/171618\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 14, Pozirk. Lithuania plans to set up a training ground for heavy guns and main battle tanks near the town of Kap\u010diamiestis in the so-called Suvalkija (Pol. Suwa\u0142ki) gap near the border with Belarus and Poland, according to announcements from the Lithuanian defense ministry. Officials plan to meet with local residents on January 21 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":167366,"template":"","rubric":[14,30],"class_list":["post-171639","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Lithuania to build military training ground near Belarus in Suvalkija gap | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"January 14, Pozirk. 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