Lithuania will disconnect and dismantle power transmission lines with Russia and Belarus in February 2025 as part of Baltic states’ synchronization with continental European electricity grids.

Energy & Infrastructure AttacksCritical Infrastructure SabotagePower grids, pipelines

Defense

Summary

The Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator Litgrid announced that power transmission lines connecting Lithuania to Russia and Belarus will be disconnected on February 8, 2025, coinciding with the expiration of the BRELL agreement, a joint electricity system between Russia, Belarus, and Baltic states. Following disconnection, the lines will be dismantled immediately. This move is part of the Baltic states’ strategic effort to synchronize their power grid with continental Europe by February 9, 2025. Prior to disconnection, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia will conduct a joint isolated operation test of the grid on February 8, after which they will not return to the Russian IPS/UPS system. The Lithuanian government has also removed seven 330-kilovolt power links with Russia and Belarus from the national security assets list. The Baltic TSOs officially notified Russia and Belarus in July 2024 about their withdrawal from the BRELL contract effective February 2025.

Classification

Confidence: High

Classified as defense because the event describes Lithuania and Baltic states disconnecting and dismantling power lines with Russia and Belarus to synchronize their grid with continental Europe, which is a defensive infrastructure and energy security measure. No hostile aggression from Russia or Belarus is indicated in the article.

Source URL

https://lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2397035/lithuania-to-dismantle-power-lines-with-russia-belarus-in-2025-says-tso

Open source

Provenance

Publisher: csv-import
Submitted: Feb 1, 2026, 00:14 UTC
Last updated: Nov 8, 2026, 21:42 UTC
Event time: Feb 8, 2025, 00:00 UTC

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

Raw record

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  "status": "approved",
  "category": "Energy & Infrastructure Attacks",
  "subcategory": "Critical Infrastructure Sabotage",
  "incident_type": "Power grids, pipelines",
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  "source_reliability": "C",
  "info_credibility": "3",
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  "is_hybrid_war_signal": false,
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  "event_time_utc": "2025-02-08T00:00:00.000Z",
  "end_time_utc": null,
  "event_time_confidence": "pm24h",
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  "reliability_band": "strong",
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Public assessmentReliability: StrongSeverity: ModerateAttribution: HighSingle sourceTime: Same dayLocation: Regional

Source reliability

Info credibility

Event time

Feb 8, 2025, 00:00 UTC

Event time confidence

pm24h

Location

Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia

Primary actor

Litgrid

Country

Lithuania

Tags

Lithuania, Russia, Belarus, BRELL, Electricity grid, Power transmission, Energy synchronization, baltic sea region, Critical infrastructure, Grid disconnection, National security

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