Kaliningrad

Lithuania extends gas transit deal with Russia despite sanctions

Russia’s Gazprom and Lithuania’s gas transmission system operator Amber Grid have signed a five-year contract for the transit of Russian gas through Lithuania to Russia’s Kaliningrad Oblast, Interfax-Russia wrote on Dec. 29.

30 December 2025, 11:17 AM

Russia’s Kaliningrad would fall quickly in a war with NATO, U.S. general says

In a direct conflict with Russia, NATO could capture Kaliningrad Oblast “in a timeframe that is unheard of” if necessary, Allied Land Commander Gen. Chris Donahue said on July 16.

17 July 2025, 09:44 PM

Lithuanian minister: GPS jamming in Baltic won’t end after war

GPS signal disruptions in the Baltic region are unlikely to end even after Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine concludes, Lithuanian Transport Minister Eugenijus Sabutis said on June 15, according to LRT.

16 June 2025, 04:18 PM

Russia’s nuclear sites expansion alarms West

Satellite images show significant expansions and modernizations at five Russian nuclear facilities in recent years, including the nuclear arms depot in Kaliningrad, the country’s westernmost semi-exclave on the Baltic Sea, Swedish SVT reported on June 16.

16 June 2025, 10:40 AM

Ukraine’s military intelligence hits Kaliningrad power grid, targets Russia’s defense industry

Ukrainian intelligence agents attacked an industrial substation in Kaliningrad in the early hours of June 14, cutting power to Russian defense facilities and causing nearly $5 million in damage, NV’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) sources said.

15 June 2025, 05:25 PM

Russia threatens Europe with intermediate-range nuclear missiles

Moscow could lift its moratorium on deploying intermediate- and short-range nuclear missiles, which would pose a direct threat to European nations, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on June 9.

10 June 2025, 01:28 AM

Poland launches military operation in Baltic region

Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz announced that Poland has launched a new military operation in the Baltic region in response to recent Russian provocations, the Polish Press Agency (PAP) reported on May 3.

4 May 2025, 04:29 PM

Preparing for war or blockade? Russia launches ferry service to Kaliningrad

The Kaliningrad Railway, a branch of Russian Railways (RZD), has launched a cargo delivery service from Kaliningrad to St. Petersburg using a rail-ferry route, russian propaganda agency Interfax reported on March 24.

25 March 2025, 01:17 PM

Lithuania hit by GPS interference as Ryanair flight reroutes mid-air

A Ryanair passenger plane from the United Kingdom was unable to land in Vilnius, Lithuania, due to navigation system failures and was forced to divert to Warsaw, Poland, LRT public broadcaster reported on Jan. 17.

17 January 2025, 03:19 PM

Russian troops redeployed from Kaliningrad to Ukraine, Lithuanian defense minister says

The Russian army has withdrawn its troops from Kaliningrad Oblast, redeploying them to the war in Ukraine, including Kursk Oblast, Lithuanian Defense Minister Laurynas Kasčiūnas said at the Kyiv Security Forum for Youth on Nov. 1, Ukrinform reports.

1 November 2024, 03:45 PM

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