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Lithuania's Prosecutor General's Office reports that unknown individuals copied 600,000 records from the Register Centre's database.

According to media reports, a network of payment systems such as Payeer and Piastrix, reportedly used in connection with semi-underground online casinos across the former USSR, has been linked to former employees of Alfa-Bank and IBOX Bank.

Russia is reportedly stockpiling hundreds of thousands of fibre-optic drones for a future assault on NATO and the Baltic States.

NATO fighter jets have been scrambled over Europe after mystery drones entered Latvian airspace and struck an oil depot.

The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) in Vilnius (Lithuania) has secured the conviction of four individuals in a case of attempted subsidy fraud, preventing the unlawful disbursement of nearly €2.6 million in EU funds.

The Vilnius City District Court (Lithuania) has convicted the members of an organised crime group in a fraudulent scheme involving EU and national funds intended for young farmers

Formerly secret UK documents show that Britain's Ministry of Defence (MoD) knew that expanding NATO to admit new members could lead to war with Russia.

When several Ukrainian drones crashed in the Baltics two weeks ago, Russian propaganda swiftly pushed a story that Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia had deliberately “opened” their airspace to enable Kiyv to attack Russia.

An investigation by LRT revealed that Arturas Hrancas, a businessman with dual citizenship of Belarus and Armenia and owner of the HeJi restaurant in Vilnius and the Esperanza Resort in Trakai, has connections with a body within Alexander Lukashenko's regime

The Eurojust operation mirrors UN worries regarding forced labour in fraudulent call centres, emphasising the connection between financial crime and breaches of human rights

The grocery delivery company iGooods fell under the ownership of businessman Roman Yavorsky while its originator, Grigory Kunis, was in custody in connection with a case concerning contributions to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK)

In the French city of Baden, a Russian national, Vladimir Antonov, who is a significant figure in the prominent bankruptcy case involving Lithuania's Snoras bank, was detained on 9 December under a European Arrest Warrant

Journalists in Lithuania are demonstrating against a bill suggested by an influential populist party, which would simplify the process of dismissing the chief of the national public broadcaster

Lithuanian officials have apprehended four people charged with employing hot-air balloons to illicitly transport cigarettes from Belarus, according to the Interior Ministry

On 29 October, Lithuania shut down two border crossings with Belarus following continual disturbances to air traffic caused by meteorological balloons originating from Belarus

Lithuania's border checkpoints with Belarus, situated at Medininkai and Šalčininkai, were shut for a number of hours due to the balloon events

The Bank of Lithuania has imposed a fine of €130,000 (£151,525) on Pervesk UAB, a firm associated with the problematic Bankera cryptocurrency initiative, for grave breaches of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regulations

Lithuania has unveiled intentions to establish a 30-mile-wide barrier of fortifications along its frontiers with Russia and Belarus, featuring minefields and bridges designed to detonate if Russia launches an invasion

Gintautas Paluckas, the Prime Minister of Lithuania and the leader of the ruling Social Democratic Party, has resigned from both roles after a series of journalistic investigations and increasing political pressure.

The Belarusian Investigative Center has obtained documents revealing that the state-owned Grodno Azot company is continuing its exports through Latvia.

The tale of Vladimir Antonov — a fugitive banker accused of embezzling billions in Lithuania, Russia, and Ukraine — has reemerged.

Former owner of Lithuania’s Snoras and Latvia’s Krājbanka, Vladimir Antonov, didn’t just vanish from the radar. He built a second life in Europe with the help of shadowy figures, criminal contacts, and an entire system of forged documents.

Beneficiaries of a Kremlin-backed foundation intended to support Russians abroad, Pravfond, have come under investigation in several countries following reports by OCCRP and 30 media partners.

For over a decade, ’Pravfond’ has been providing legal assistance to Russians worldwide. Internal emails obtained by journalists disclose how it collaborated with spies, backed propaganda efforts, and set up influence points throughout its operations.