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On the border of Lithuania and Belarus, the first 6 staff members of the European Border and Coast Protection Agency, Frontex, have appeared, according to the BNS. They will help Lithuanian border guards fight migrants coming to the EU from Belarus.
Since the beginning of 2021, the Lithuanian Border Guard has stopped 672 illegal migrants. That is more than 8 times more than in the whole of 2020. At the same time, there may be about 1.5 thousand refugees in Minsk who want to enter the European Union illegally. In addition, their list is supplemented by those coming from Baghdad and Istanbul.
Security forces will be located at the two border crossings Kapchamestis and Druskininkai. Over time, their number will increase to 30 people.