Lithuania’s first countermobility park was opened on Friday in Mickūnai, Vilnius District, where various devices used to stop the movement of potential enemies will be stored.
Laurynas Kasčiūnas, chairman of the parliamentary Committee on National Security and Defence, said there are plans to open a total of 18 such parks across the country by the summer of 2024 at a total cost of 18 million euros.
The Vilnius park now stores several Czech hedgehogs, reinforced concrete blocks and tetrahedrons, and concertina coils. They are designed to create an additional defensive countermobility effect along Lithuania’s border with Russia and Belarus.
According to Defence Minister Arvydas Anušauskas, the procurement of mines to supplement these countermobility assets has already started.
“Next year, I think, a majority of these acquisitions will be done,” he said.
The new countermobility park is located within the territory of the State Border Guard Service’s (VSAT) Vilnius Frontier District. Interior Minister Agne Bilotaitė said this is an example of close cooperation between the army and border service.
“In view of the new parks, we will also strengthen our cooperation so that all processes run smoothly,” she added.
In addition to these parks, Lithuania also plans other measures to strengthen the countermobility effect, such as the creation of tree-lined avenues and the deepening of drainage ditches.
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