# Lithuania plans to deploy army units near the Kaliningrad border

https://mins.news/en/item/90148

- TASS, 2026-10-07 17:58 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2198979

> Lithuania’s Interior Ministry plans to send army units to reinforce security along the border with Russia’s Kaliningrad Region. Interior Minister Martynas Katelynas said the border situation is calm and described the move as preventive; he asked Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas to provide forces to assist border guards.

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