Delfi reported on October 5 that Lithuanian customs officers found military uniforms and camouflage on passenger trains traveling between the Russian exclave Kaliningrad and Moscow.
Kaliningrad Oblast, a small territory heavily armed between the Baltic Sea NATO members Poland and Lithuania.
The Lithuanian authorities regulate the railway segment that runs across their territory, connecting the exclave with Belarus and Russia.
During inspections, Lithuanian officials intercepted four shipments containing various military items that were loaded onto passenger trains from Sept. 27 to Oct. 2, Delfi reported.
The shipment included five pairs military camouflage pants and several camouflagenets for masking arms, which were discovered at the Kybartai railway station near the border of the exclave.
Vilnius believes the shipments were intended to be used by the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine. The items will be sent as military aid to Ukraine.
Vilnius has been a staunch ally of Ukraine since the full-scale conflict began, leading to a sharp deterioration in relations with Moscow.
Last week, another incident occurred on the Kaliningrad – Moscow railway. One carriage of a train that arrived at the Kena checkpoint at the Lithuanian-Belarusian borders displayed the letter Z, a symbol commonly used by Russian invasion forces in Ukraine.
Another carriage had an inscription referring to Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, as a “Russian City.”
Lithuania was annexed by the Soviet Union along with other Baltic states during World War II. The nation only declared its independence in 1990.
These artifacts, which were stolen from our museums, archeological sites and other institutions, are now being sold on the black market. “We already have enough evidence for new criminal proceedings,” said Prosecutor-General Andrii Kostin.
The Washington Post (WP), citing an unnamed diplomat, reported on October 6 that the Ukraine could be offered “more tangible steps” regarding its NATO Membership at the upcoming Ramstein Summit.
Vladyslav Voloshyn, spokesperson for the Southern Defense Forces, said that if Russia achieves a breakthrough it will be able fire on the logistical routes linking Zaporizhzhia with eastern Ukraine.
Donald Trump sought advice from Russian President Vladimir Putin when deciding whether to send weapons to Ukraine during his presidential term in 2017, according to a report by the New York Times on October 5, citing unnamed U.S. government officials.
According to the Air Force, Russia launched 87 Shahed drones, 2 Iskander M ballistic missiles and 1 Kh-59/69 Cruise missile against Ukraine over night.
The Russian forces have suffered over 1,250 casualties in the last day alone.
Anatoly Antonov returned to Moscow from Washington on October 5, as his term ended, according to reports in state media. Antonov’s departure marks an end to his assignment in a time of increasing hostility between the two countries.
In the Richky village of Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy District, Russian forces dropped an explosive device from a drone on a passenger vehicle. The explosion caused injuries to three civilians, and the bus was damaged. This was reported by the Sumy Oblast Military Administration on October 5.
Five U.S. Republican Senators visited Hungary from October 3 to 5, and expressed concern about Hungary’s growing ties to Russia and increased cooperation with China.
Local authorities reported that Russian forces launched a drone strike in the Dripro district, Kherson, on October 5. Four civilians were injured.
After more than a year of hearings in court, the attorneys representing three Ukrainian teenagers who were convicted of sexually abusing a 14-year old girl in Zakarpattia Oblast asked the court to close their case.
The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces stated on October 5 that “the results of the strikes will be clarified.”
Matthew Miller, spokesperson for the U.S. State Department, said that on Oct. 2, the U.S. State Department had reviewed Ukraine’s Victory Plan and identified “a number” of productive steps.
In recent weeks, Russia has intensified drone attacks. For the first time since full-scale invasion in Ukraine, they targeted cities on a daily bases for a month in September.
Thermite weapons can melt some armored vehicles because they disperse thousands and thousands of tiny pieces molten metal at temperatures exceeding 2,000 degrees Celsius.
Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, said that as of late August, Russia controlled around 27% of Ukrainian territories.
According to the newspaper around 3 million missiles are shipped each year from Pyongyang, though many are believed to be defective.
The Russian forces have suffered 1,280 casualties in the last day alone.
Since the full-scale Russian invasion began on February 24th, 2022, pyrotechnic teams of Ukraine’s State Emergency Service detected and destroyed over 533.200 pieces of explosive ordnance.
Wladyslaw KOSINIAK-KAMYSZ, the Polish Defense Minister, said that Poland was ready to start training Ukrainian volunteers in September but the lack of volunteers caused the delay.
Local authorities report that despite warnings from Ukrainian officials and Israeli officials regarding security risks, approximately 35,000 Jewish pilgrims travelled to Uman, in Cherkasy Oblast, to celebrate Rosh Hashana.
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