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Colonel Donatas Škarnulis expected to lead Lithuania’s border guard #DonatasŠkarnulis #lithuania #StateBorderGuardService
Colonel Donatas Škarnulis expected to lead Lithuania’s border guard
Colonel Donatas Škarnulis is expected to become head of Lithuania’s State Border Guard Service (VSAT), although Interior Minister Martynas Katelynas has not announced a decision, LRT reports, citing the news website Delfi. Škarnulis is currently serving as the service’s acting head. Kęstutis Paul…
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September 28, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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@silvermansecurity.bsky.social @beyerstein.bsky.social @aravosis.bsky.social @johngcole.bsky.social Incredible story!😁 #StateBorderGuardService shot down a #cruisemissile with a machine gun.😌 #WarInUkraine 🌻💪
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Ukraine's State Border Guard Service says a mobile fire group shot down a cruise missile with a machine gun in Kyiv region today. The missile was heading toward the capital and fell outside populated areas. #Ukraine
August 20, 2026 at 11:53 PM
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Border guards detain six over smuggling, including three officers #Belarusiancigarettes #smuggling #StateBorderGuardService
Border guards detain six over smuggling, including three officers
Lithuania’s State Border Guard Service detained six people in operations in the Lazdijai and Varėna districts and the city of Alytus, including three serving officers, LRT reports. The suspects were detained on Tuesday as part of pretrial investigations into the illegal possession of excise-taxed…
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September 16, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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Border guards sometimes pay for car damage, minister says practice must end #borderguards #KASKOinsurance #StateBorderGuardService
Border guards sometimes pay for car damage, minister says practice must end
Border guards sometimes have to pay for damage to service vehicles after Lithuania’s State Border Guard Service stopped insuring them under KASKO three years ago, LRT reported. Interior Minister Martynas Katelynas said he does not believe such a practice exists and promised to investigate. A bord…
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September 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Minister rejects systemic corruption claim after border guard arrests #MartynasKatelynas #smuggling #StateBorderGuardService
Minister rejects systemic corruption claim after border guard arrests
Interior Minister Martynas Katelynas said the arrests of officials in a suspected smuggling investigation were isolated cases of dishonesty, LRT reported. He said he did not believe corruption had become entrenched in Lithuania’s statutory services. “I do not want to believe that this is an entre…
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September 9, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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Katelynas expects new border guard chief candidate to emerge this month #lithuania #MartynasKatelynas #StateBorderGuardService
Katelynas expects new border guard chief candidate to emerge this month
Interior Minister Martynas Katelynas already knows who could become the new head of Lithuania’s State Border Guard Service, but has not yet disclosed the candidate’s name, LRT reports. “I know, but I will not say yet,” Katelynas told reporters on Wednesday when asked whether the next commander ha…
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September 9, 2026 at 8:15 AM
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Hunters’ camera captures 27 men who crossed Lithuania’s border illegally #bordersecurity #StateBorderGuardService #Švenčionysdistrict
Hunters’ camera captures 27 men who crossed Lithuania’s border illegally
A hunters’ camera in a forest in Švenčionys district captured 27 foreign nationals who had allegedly crossed Lithuania’s state border illegally, LRT reported. The information was passed to the State Border Guard Service, and all 27 men were detained. State Border Guard Service representative Gied…
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September 3, 2026 at 10:45 AM
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Former security chief downplays border guard vacancy after resignation #bordersecurity #lithuania #StateBorderGuardService
Former security chief downplays border guard vacancy after resignation
Former State Security Department chief Gediminas Grina has played down the significance of the State Border Guard Service being left without a leader after Rustamas Liubajevas resigned, LRT reported. The resignation followed tensions between Liubajevas and newly appointed Interior Minister Martyn…
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August 26, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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Katelynas plans clearer gun-use rules for officers #firearmuse #MartynasKatelynas #StateBorderGuardService
Katelynas plans clearer gun-use rules for officers
Interior Minister Martynas Katelynas is preparing amendments to change the rules governing when officers may use firearms in response to changing hybrid threats, LRT reported. “In response to the changed geopolitical situation and constantly evolving hybrid threats, I see a need to change the reg…
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August 25, 2026 at 11:15 AM
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Škarnulis to temporarily lead Lithuania’s State Border Guard Service #DonatasŠkarnulis #lithuania #StateBorderGuardService
Škarnulis to temporarily lead Lithuania’s State Border Guard Service
Donatas Škarnulis will temporarily lead Lithuania’s State Border Guard Service (VSAT) after the government approved Rustamas Liubajevas’s dismissal, LRT reported. Škarnulis, a colonel, has served as VSAT deputy chief since January 2025. Before that, he headed the service’s Criminal Investigations…
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August 20, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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Lithuanian Army honours departing border guard chief Rustamas Liubajevas #lithuanianarmy #RustamasLiubajevas #StateBorderGuardService
Lithuanian Army honours departing border guard chief Rustamas Liubajevas
The Lithuanian Army has presented an award to Rustamas Liubajevas, the departing head of the State Border Guard Service, LRT reported. Army Commander Raimundas Vaikšnoras announced the award on Facebook on Wednesday afternoon, saying it recognised Liubajevas's contribution to strengthening Lithua…
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August 19, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Inspection finds former border guard chief breached reporting rules #bordersecurity #lithuania #StateBorderGuardService
Inspection finds former border guard chief breached reporting rules
An internal inspection found that former State Border Guard Service chief Rustamas Liubajevas failed to follow procedures for informing political leaders about serious incidents at the border, Interior Minister Martynas Katelynas said on Wednesday, according to LRT. Katelynas said the inspection …
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August 19, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Government backs proposal to remove Liubajevas as border guard chief #lithuania #RustamasLiubajevas #StateBorderGuardService
Government backs proposal to remove Liubajevas as border guard chief
LRT reported that the Lithuanian government on Wednesday approved Interior Minister Martynas Katelynas’ proposal to dismiss Rustamas Liubajevas as head of the State Border Guard Service. Speaking at the government meeting, Liubajevas thanked the government and its leaders for their trust and coop…
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August 19, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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Minister to propose government dismiss border guard chief Liubajevas #MartynasKatelynas #RustamasLiubajevas #StateBorderGuardService
Minister to propose government dismiss border guard chief Liubajevas
Interior Minister Martynas Katelynas will propose that the government dismiss Rustamas Liubajevas as head of the State Border Guard Service, LRT reported. The government is expected to decide on the proposal at its meeting on Wednesday. A draft government resolution registered by the Interior Min…
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August 19, 2026 at 5:15 AM
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Lithuanian border guard chief Rustamas Liubajevas resigns #lithuania #RustamasLiubajevas #StateBorderGuardService
Lithuanian border guard chief Rustamas Liubajevas resigns
Rustamas Liubajevas, head of Lithuania’s State Border Guard Service, has resigned, saying stability and the continued operation of the service were the most important considerations, LRT and BNS reported. Interior Minister Martynas Katelynas announced the decision on Monday. Liubajevas said stepp…
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August 17, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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Bilotaitė says grounds were sought to remove Liubajevas #AgnėBilotaitė #RustamasLiubajevas #StateBorderGuardService
Bilotaitė says grounds were sought to remove Liubajevas
Former Interior Minister Agnė Bilotaitė has questioned the decision by Interior Minister Martynas Katelynas to accept the resignation of Rustamas Liubajevas as head of Lithuania’s State Border Guard Service, LRT reported on Monday. Bilotaitė, a conservative politician, said the decision by the So…
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August 17, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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Prosecutors lack information on allegedly injured border guard #borderincident #prosecutorsoffice #StateBorderGuardService
Prosecutors lack information on allegedly injured border guard
Lithuania's Prosecutor's Office has questioned all border guards involved in a late July incident near the border with Belarus but says it has no information about an officer allegedly being injured, LRT reported. General Prosecutor's Office representative Milda Rimkė told BNS that investigators …
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August 14, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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Prosecutors expand probe into Lithuania-Belarus border incident #bordersecurity #migration #StateBorderGuardService
Prosecutors expand probe into Lithuania-Belarus border incident
Prosecutors have expanded an investigation into a July incident involving border guards and migrants who attempted to cross the Lithuania-Belarus border illegally in Lazdijai District, LRT reported. The investigation will examine whether the officers properly performed their duties. About 20 migr…
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August 6, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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Prosecutors expand investigation into Lithuania border incident #illegalmigration #Lithuaniaborder #StateBorderGuardService
Prosecutors expand investigation into Lithuania border incident
Prosecutors have expanded a pre-trial investigation into a July incident involving border guards and migrants who tried to cross the Lithuania-Belarus border illegally in Lazdijai district, LRT reported. Investigators are examining whether the border guards properly performed their duties. About …
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August 6, 2026 at 1:15 PM