cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/16759425

https://t.me/astrapress/63733

Lithuania installed “dragon’s teeth” and mines in front of the bridge on the border with the Kaliningrad region

“This is a precautionary step to ensure more effective defense,” the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said on Twitter. The ministry explained that the Queen Louise Bridge is Russian property, so Lithuania cannot install “dragon’s teeth” and mines on the bridge itself, but only in front of it.

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It’s definitely a message, not an actual defensive fortification.

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I think it can be for two things at once. Definetly more for show, but increases annoyance/makes a possible invasion more annoying.

Obviously I imagine they have a way to blow up the bridge too which sounds far more effective.

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I’d love to see !noncredibledefense@sh.itjust.works do a meme week about Russia haplessly trying to mount an invasion from Kaliningrad lmao

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Would make sense that main invasion would be from the east, but a second front may be opened to try and collapse the “enemy” who would likely be stretched thin.

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"Well the war on one front didn’t work out, now let’s try a war on 2 fronts instead.”

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