Lithuanian guards turn back seven migrants at Belarus border

Lithuanian border guards turned back seven irregular migrants at the border with Belarus on Saturday, the State Border Guard Service (VSAT) said, LRT reported.

Latvian border guards did not allow 12 foreigners to enter the country that day. Polish border guards recorded no such attempts on Friday.

So far this year, Lithuanian guards have prevented about 1,960 attempts to enter the country illegally from Belarus. Last year, they recorded slightly fewer than 1,650 such cases.

Since the start of the migration crisis attributed to Belarus, Lithuanian guards have prevented 26,600 migrants from entering the country illegally. Migrants began arriving in eastern EU countries in 2021, and Western countries accused the Minsk regime of being responsible.