At the end of July 2026, at the Lithuania-Belarus border near Kapčiamiestis Border Guard post, a group of illegal migrants tried to pull a Lithuanian border guard into Belarus through a tunnel dug under the border. A fight broke out between the border guards and migrants emerging from the tunnel. The migrants attempted to drag one border guard into Belarus, but he escaped. The border guard was injured and currently incapacitated. The Lithuanian State Border Guard Service is investigating the incident. The event was initially not publicly reported; it was disclosed on Facebook by Lazdijai district council member Vilma Danauskiene, who questioned why only four border guards were sent against over 20 migrants armed with sticks and stones. Interior Minister Martynas Katelinas had limited information initially but an internal investigation into border guard leadership's handling of the situation was launched. A pre-trial investigation was opened on July 27, 2026, for illegal border crossing. Lithuania recorded 12 attempts in the first half of 2026 for illegal crossing through underground tunnels dug from Belarus. Lithuania accuses the Belarusian regime of organizing tunnel digging. There are suspicions tunnels may also serve for smuggling. Related recent articles show similar tunnel findings near Latvia and increased border security operations.

At the end of July 2026, at the Lithuania-Belarus border near Kapčiamiestis Border Guard post, a group of illegal migrants tried to pull a Lithuanian border guard into Belarus through a tunnel dug under the border. A fight broke out between the border guards and migrants emerging from the tunnel. The migrants attempted to drag one border guard into Belarus, but he escaped. The border guard was injured and currently incapacitated. The Lithuanian State Border Guard Service is investigating the incident. The event was initially not publicly reported; it was disclosed on Facebook by Lazdijai district council member Vilma Danauskiene, who questioned why only four border guards were sent against over 20 migrants armed with sticks and stones. Interior Minister Martynas Katelinas had limited information initially but an internal investigation into border guard leadership's handling of the situation was launched. A pre-trial investigation was opened on July 27, 2026, for illegal border crossing. Lithuania recorded 12 attempts in the first half of 2026 for illegal crossing through underground tunnels dug from Belarus. Lithuania accuses the Belarusian regime of organizing tunnel digging. There are suspicions tunnels may also serve for smuggling. Related recent articles show similar tunnel findings near Latvia and increased border security operations.