Two Lithuanians suspected of spying for Belarus

Intelligence & EspionageHuman Intelligence (HUMINT)Recruitment of locals

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Summary

Two Lithuanian citizens have been accused of spying for Belarus, gathering military intelligence and handing it to the Belarusian GRU; they were arrested in November 2023.

The Lithuanian Prosecutor General's Office has submitted a criminal case accusing two Lithuanian citizens of espionage for Belarus. In May 2022, the defendants traveled to Minsk and agreed to cooperate with Belarusian military representatives. One defendant actively joined the Lithuanian Riflemen's Union to spy on it. Evidence indicates they gathered intelligence on Lithuanian and Latvian military equipment, NATO troops in Lithuania, infrastructure protection, and Belarusian opposition activities. They reportedly handed over information to the Belarusian GRU for money. Both suspects were arrested in November 2023 and face up to 15 years imprisonment if convicted.

Classification

Confidence: High

The article explicitly reports a discrete espionage incident carried out by two Lithuanian citizens for the Belarusian GRU, a hostile actor. The case involves active intelligence gathering targeting Lithuanian and NATO military interests, substantiated by evidence and arrests.

Source URL

https://lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2505467/two-lithuanians-suspected-of-spying-for-belarus

Open source

Provenance

Publisher: csv-import
Submitted: Feb 14, 2026, 12:22 UTC
Last updated: Nov 8, 2026, 20:03 UTC
Event time: Mar 6, 2025, 11:03 UTC

Published as a hybrid-warfare signal with a public source and reviewer-approved assessment bands. See the methodology for how records are assessed.

Raw record

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  "source_reliability": "C",
  "info_credibility": "3",
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  "summary_extended": null,
  "actor_primary": "General Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Belarusian Ministry of Defence (GRU)",
  "target_primary": null,
  "location_text": "Lithuania",
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  "event_time_utc": "2025-03-06T11:03:00.000Z",
  "end_time_utc": null,
  "event_time_confidence": "pm24h",
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Public assessmentReliability: StrongSeverity: ModerateAttribution: HighSingle sourceTime: Same dayLocation: Regional

Source reliability

Info credibility

Event time

Mar 6, 2025, 11:03 UTC

Event time confidence

pm24h

Location

Lithuania

Primary actor

General Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Belarusian Ministry of Defence (GRU)

Country

Lithuania

Tags

espionage, Lithuania, Belarus, GRU, espionage arrest, Riflemen's Union, military intelligence

Nodes

Node 2: 5th Column

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