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September 2, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Lithuania\u2019s military plans to block unused access roads leading to border crossings with Belarus and Russia using dragon\u2019s teeth fortifications this week, LRT<\/em> reported, citing Armed Forces spokesman Arnoldas Anelauskas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are planning to fortify all 19 remaining border crossings before the end of the week,\u201d Anelauskas said, noting that access roads to 10 crossings have already been closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dragon\u2019s teeth barriers are part of a broader fortification strategy, Lithuanian Armed Forces Commander Raimundas Vaik\u0161noras explained earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the military, the measures are intended to reduce the threat of a land invasion from Belarus or Russia and to restrict a potential attacker\u2019s mobility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At present, only two border crossings\u2014Medininkai and \u0160al\u010dininkai\u2014remain open on Lithuania\u2019s border with Belarus amid heightened political tensions between the two countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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