Lithuanian guards turn back 23 migrants at Belarus border

Lithuanian border guards turned back 23 migrants at the border with Belarus on Wednesday, the State Border Guard Service (VSAT) said, LRT reported.

Latvia’s border service also refused entry to 23 foreigners over the past 24 hours. Polish officials said they had recorded no such cases.

Lithuanian officials prevented more than 1,650 people from entering the country from Belarus at unauthorised locations in 2025, and 1,929 so far this year. Since the start of the migration crisis linked to Belarus, Lithuania has turned back about 26,500 irregular migrants.

Migrants began arriving in eastern European Union countries in 2021. Western countries accused the Minsk regime of causing the crisis.