# Lithuania to deploy up to 100 troops to border with Russia’s Kaliningrad Region

https://mins.news/en/item/90313

- TASS, 2026-10-07 20:06 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2199009

> Lithuanian Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas said up to 100 troops would be sent to the border with Russia’s Kaliningrad Region to assist border guards and remain there for several weeks. The deployment follows an Interior Ministry request to strengthen border security and was described as preventive.

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