"Dragon Teeth" and a German tank brigade: how Lithuania strengthened the border with Russia (photo)
In Lithuania, they announced the completion of the installation of concrete fortifications "Dragon Teeth" within the so -called "Baltic Defense Line" - the planned network of militarized positions throughout Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, which are NATO members, and have a common border with Russia and Belarus. About it writes National Interest. The construction of border fortifications in Lithuania began after the Russian Federation invaded the territory of Ukraine in February 2022.
During this time, it began after Russia has begun an unexpected invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. During this time, there were mines, hedgehogs and "dragon teeth" on the Lithuanian-Russian border. "We start from a tactical level - there are specific obstacles at the border - and later we combine the entire engineering plan into one conceptual system. It is a preventive measure aimed at ensuring more effective defense," said Raimundas Veiksnos, commander of the Lithuanian army.
Vilnius tries to strengthen its positions to prevent the invasion of the Russian Federation on the side of the Succy corridor, which runs along the border between Lithuania and Poland and separates the Russian Ekslav Kaliningrad, located on the Baltic Sea, from Belarus.
In the event of a war between Russia and NATO, one of Russia's first actions, as NATO analysts suggest, will invade this corridor that will connect the Russian Federation with Kaliningrad and cut off the Baltic States from the rest of NATO. Previous studies have warned that the area can only be captured in a few days.
"If Russia invades and won the Baltic countries before NATO is ready for their confrontation, it is likely that the Kremlin can present the outcome of the world as a perfect fact, urging the Western powers to ignore Article 5 to avoid world war. These fears have only increased, as the United States, for the United States. isolationist position, " - writes the newspaper. Considering this opportunity, Lithuania decided to strengthen her own defense.
However, Dragon's "teeth" is not a panacea from invasion; They can be lifted, towed or simply cleaned, depending on how firmly they are fixed on the ground. In addition to the ground fortifications, Lithuania launched a permanent German tank brigade on its territory to restrain Russia from invading the Suven Strait.
However, as the publication notes, the tank brigade also does not guarantee a long confrontation, but can give Western European countries a little more time to organize proper defense. The Defense Blog portal showed a schematic image of the defense line, which, as the Baltic countries hope, can stop the invasion of the Russian Federation. Lady consists of two zones. The first is 5 km wide, the second is 50 km. Protective structures - strips of "dragon teeth", anti -tank ditches, etc.