VSAT commander: the entry of Belarusian border guards into Lithuania was a deliberate provocation

As VSAT reported on Tuesday, within the Ignalina district, three armed Belarusian officers from their nation entered the territory of Lithuania inside two and a half meters.

Border guards recorded three Belarusian officers who violated the border

VSAT commander Rustam Lyubayev informed BNS that it was a deliberate provocation by Belarusian officers.

“It was a extremely deliberate act, as a result of the border guards of Belarus know very effectively the place the border line goes. Furthermore, the bodily barrier and wall indicators are additionally clearly seen. This incident might be seen as an intentional factor, with the intention to test our vigilance”, stated R. Liubaev.

Border guards recorded three Belarusian officers who violated the border

“And the truth that the entire scenario was recorded and managed proves as soon as once more that we supply out very detailed management, we see and handle the scenario on the state border. Within the occasion of such and comparable incidents, now we have the flexibility to reply appropriately,” he added.

In line with the VSAT, presently the fabric is being collected and the problem of the pre-trial investigation concerning the initiation of the unlawful border crossing is being resolved.

“As at all times, Lithuania reacts strictly to incidents of this sort, there’s a prescribed process, the representatives of the Belarusian border guard service have been knowledgeable, it’s deliberate to tell on the degree of the Ministry of Overseas Affairs, a be aware can be ready, which can be handed over to Belarus,” R. Liubaev informed BNS.

Three armed border guards of this nation who had been patrolling on the aspect of Belarus had been captured by the border surveillance system by the officers of the Puškai border checkpoint of the Vilnius border workforce. Belarusian officers had been strolling alongside the border of their territory in the course of the snow on Monday close to the village of Vaitiškės within the Ignalina district.

“After getting into the Lithuanian aspect, the Belarusians began strolling between the put in bodily barrier, which prevents additional entry into the depths of Lithuania, and the border line. The forces of the border guards of the Puška checkpoint had been instantly delivered to this place, however because the incident didn’t develop, their intervention was not crucial,” the VSAT report reads.

In line with the border guards, the scenario was underneath management, and there was no risk for Belarusian officers to enter Lithuania additional as a result of bodily barrier in Lithuania and the readiness of the VSAT forces to reply.

Final April, border guards recorded two comparable incidents in Šalčininkai and Švenčioni districts.