Tag: Lithuania
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Catania stunner sets Malta WU17 on way to winning start against Lithuania
The Malta Women’s Under-17 national team opened their UEFA European Championship Round 2 campaign with an impressive 2-1 win over Lithuania, delivering a disciplined and confident performance at the Centenary Stadium. The match began in balanced fashion, though Malta showed greater attacking intent despite challenging windy conditions. The hosts nearly broke the deadlock on 14…
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Drone from Belarus crashes in Lithuania
A large drone from Belarus crashed in Lithuania in the VarÄ—na district near the village of Lavysas last Monday morning. Lithuanian press reports state that that the Lithuanian Army activated its emergency response and the Lithuanian Prime Minister called an emergency meeting of the National Security Commission. Lithuania has been occasionally targeted by Russian drones…
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Lithuania’s Blazevicute Hat-Trick Sinks Malta in UEFA Women’s U-17 Qualifier
Malta’s U-17 women’s national team put in a spirited performance but ultimately fell 3-1 to Lithuania in their second UEFA European Women’s Under-17 Championship qualifying match, played on Monday at the Centenary Stadium. Lithuania made a lightning start, taking the lead just three minutes in when Justina Blazevicute capitalised on a defensive lapse to slot…
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Lukashenko says he allowed the balloons to fly to Lithuania because of sanctions
In an interview with the state-owned Belarusian Telegraph Agency, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said that he allowed the balloons to fly to Lithuania because Europe has sanctioned Belarus. The Belarusian leader said that the incident involved Lithuanians who were smuggling cigarettes from Belarus to Lithuania because cigarettes in Belarus are cheaper. Lithuania closed its border…
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Russia bombs Ukrainian grain silo: Russian soldier transferred to Lithuania for war crimes trial
Last night, Russian drones attacked a grain storage facility in Koryukivka, north of Chernihiv. A 66 year old woman was injured. A Ukrainian ballistic missile strike in Mykolaiv killed a Ukrainian civilian. This is not the first time that Russia has targeted Ukraine’s food supplies in its daily bombardments and attacks of Ukrainian civilian infrastructure.…
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Russia increases hybrid attacks against Lithuania: Prime Minister calls for tougher sanctions on Russia
Russia has been increasing its hybrid attacks against Lithuania. On October 23rd, a Russian jet and a refueling aircraft violated the Lithuanian air space near the town of Kybartai after they entered from Kaliningrad. Spanish NATO fighter jets were scrambled in response. These repeated acts of violations went unaddressed and have now escalated into more…
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Russia tests Lithuania with unarmed drone
Yesterday, Russia launched an unarmed Gerbera drone into Lithuania from Belarus raising a security alert that prompted Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas and other senior politicians to evacuate parliament and take cover in a bomb shelter. The drone was not shot down, but fell on its own near the Å umskas checkpoint, after flying into Lithuania airspace…
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Malta to face Lithuania tonight in European Qualifier
On the eve of Malta’s European Qualifier against Lithuania, national team coach Emilio De Leo and forward Alex Satariano addressed the media, offering insights into the team’s mindset and preparations ahead of matchday. De Leo was full of praise for Lithuania, describing them as a “very good, compact team” with notable cohesion between players and…
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Germany France and the UK remove weapons-range limits on Ukraine: German troops arrive in Lithuania
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced that Germany, France, and the UK have lifted range restrictions on Western weapons supplied to Ukraine. Chancellor Merz previously campaigned in the German elections on the proposal that Germany should provide long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine. The announcement comes following the deployment of up to 4,800 German troops to Lithuania.…
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Lithuanians take to the streets to mourn 4 US soldiers who died in an accident during NATO exercise
Earlier this week on Thursday, Lithuanians took to the streets of Vilnius to pay homage to four US soldiers who died in an accident on the border of Belarus in a NATO exercise. The incident occurred on March 25th when the soldiers were operating a Hercules vehicle that got stuck in a swamp. The team…
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Malta U18’s lose out to Lithuania with late first half goal
Malta U18’s went down by a solitary goal scored right at the end of the first half in the second friendly against Lithuania. The match was a boorish affair with goalmouth action at a premium as the Maltese boys could not find much invention to pressure the Lithuanians who were quite solid at the back…
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Alarmed by Donald Trump’s presidential victory, Europe moves to strengthen its defenses
Following Donald Trump’s election victory in the United States, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for closer cooperation among European states on security and defense against the Russian threat to Europe, adding that he is working with French President Emmanuel Macron toward this goal. Yesterday, the German cabinet approved a law aimed at reintroduction National…
