A member of Lithuanian Riflemen's Union and a Border Guard officer patrol along Belarus border in Kaniukai, Lithuania July 7, 2023. REUTERS/Janis Laizans
VILNIUS (Reuters) -The border crossings between Lithuania and Belarus will remain closed for most travellers until the end of November in response to recent airspace disruptions from smugglers' balloons, the Baltic country's government said on Wednesday.
Lithuania's Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene said on Monday that cigarette-carrying smugglers' balloons, which caused airports to shut on five occasions this month, were a form of hybrid attack and that her country will begin shooting them down.
