14 June 2026

Aras officers detained a man in Jonava on Sunday after he opened fire on police, and investigators are now tracing the weapon and preparing criminal charges. In Vilnius, police are continuing the search for an 11-year-old girl and are urging anyone with information to call 112.

Lithuania is marking the Day of Mourning and Hope today. Army chief Raimundas Vaikšnoras said on Sunday that the object reported near the Belarus border could have been a flock of birds, a cloud or another weather phenomenon.

In Šakiai district, explosive ordnance specialists removed a hand grenade found on Saturday after police activated the “Skydas” cordon plan and sealed off the area. In Biržai, bomb disposal officers were also sent to inspect a suspicious object found in a crate. In Visaginas, a man is suspected of assaulting a 6-year-old girl.

Vilnius drew thousands to Kalnų Park over the weekend for the “Black Vilnius” concert featuring ba. and Solo Ensemble. In business, uneven harvest forecasts are sending mixed signals to investors and to the wider agricultural market. In sport, Modesta Morauskaitė won the 400 metres in Athens with season-best form on show, while A. Pazdrazdis collected a second NBA championship ring in Los Angeles to become the first Lithuanian to do so.

Questions over the future US troop presence in Lithuania drew late attention after an expert framed it as a signal from Washington to Europe. In domestic politics, a dispute over government formation sharpened as Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen criticised the Social Democrats and Mindaugas Sinkevičius for delaying decisions, saying it weakens their bargaining position.

Kostyantynivka is under acute pressure after Ukrainian commanders said yesterday that more than 100 Russian troops had entered the city, with groups seen in the centre and in Santurynivka. The danger is encirclement from several directions, which could force Ukrainian units into street fighting or a pullback to shorter lines west of the city.

In Donetsk region, Russian drone and artillery strikes killed three civilians over the past 24 hours, and rescuers were still searching rubble for one possible missing person. In Zaporizhzhia region, fresh Russian strikes killed one person and injured several others. Inside Russia, Ukrainian drone attacks today set industrial and energy sites ablaze, and one person was killed at an oil facility in Oryol region. Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces also hit an oil site in Yaroslavl region that he described as important to Russia’s reserves.

Zelenskyy said today that leaked Kremlin documents show growing discontent with Vladimir Putin inside Russia’s ruling elite. Earlier leaked files had already shown Moscow running propaganda in occupied Ukrainian territories and spending hundreds of millions of euros on online influence operations. Lithuanian military and intelligence officials warned over the past 48 hours that Russia could move forces closer to NATO borders if fighting in Ukraine slows or a ceasefire takes hold. That warning has pushed eastern NATO members to speed up air-defence deployments, harden border infrastructure and keep forces at higher readiness.

The Kremlin said Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump spoke by phone about Iran and the war in Ukraine. One resident was killed in a Russian attack on the Zaporizhzhia district.

An Israeli strike in Beirut’s southern suburbs killed three people today, as Israel over the past day also told residents to leave about 20 locations in southern Lebanon. Strikes continued in the south and east, including around Nabatiyeh, and Lebanese state media said attacks last week had already killed at least nine people, including three Lebanese army soldiers.

Two drones were launched from Lebanon into northern Israel today. A Qatari delegation visited Tehran for talks on the war in the Middle East. In Iran, a cyberattack disrupted banks, while reactions to a US-Iran agreement remain a regional focus. CNN also reported that the Pentagon had rushed to plan a ground raid to seize Iran’s highly enriched uranium at Isfahan, but Donald Trump halted it after Iranian forces sealed underground access points and wired tunnel entrances with explosives.

North Korea said today that its nuclear status is irreversible, with Kim Yo Jong rejecting any discussion of denuclearisation. CNN said Russia posted a net territorial loss in Ukraine in April for the first time in nearly two years, while Washington weighs tighter oil sanctions and action against Moscow’s shadow fleet.

Mexico opened the 2026 World Cup in Mexico City on Friday, and a late incident checked before the decision stood proved decisive in the match. Scotland secured their place at the 2026 World Cup on Friday after a 28-year absence, while Brazil’s first win of the campaign was delayed by a 1-1 draw with Morocco. The New York Knicks won the NBA title for the third time in franchise history and for the first time in 53 years.

The Kremlin said Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump spoke by phone about Iran and the war in Ukraine. After Israel’s strike on Beirut, Iran’s security authorities warned of inevitable retaliation. A parachutist plane crash in Missouri killed 12 people.