More than 20 legionella cases have been confirmed in Vilnius and Kaunas over the past two days, and two people have died. Investigators are checking apartment-block hot water systems, measuring temperatures, taking samples and carrying out heat treatment in the highest-risk buildings.
In Brussels, NATO deputy secretary-general Radmila Sekerinska said Russia’s latest threats against the Baltic states reflect weakness in Ukraine, not preparations for a broader attack. NATO said eight multinational battlegroups are already deployed along the alliance’s eastern flank, including in Lithuania. FNTT chief Rolandas Kiskis said fines for breaches of international financial sanctions topped 6.2 million euros last year, while the agency received 232 reports of possible evasion.
Lithuania’s weather service issued a severe-level warning for western and southwestern districts as heavy rain and strong winds moved in from the Baltic. Forecasters warned of flooding, fallen trees and power cuts because the ground in those areas is already saturated.
Preliminary annual inflation for June reached 5.5%. Smaller banks are trying to fill an estimated 1 billion euro financing gap for small and medium-sized businesses, with specialised lenders’ loan books at 826 million euros last year and client deposits at 1.77 billion euros. A group of MPs appealed to the Constitutional Court over the new LRT law, while Vilnius Regional Court fined one defendant heavily in a construction corruption case linked to a project associated with MP Robertas Puchovicius.
President Gitanas Nausėda said he is ready to help ease tensions between Ukraine and Poland if both sides want such mediation. Lithuania is also facing a heatwave, with temperatures in some areas forecast to reach 37C and health risks classified as extreme. In Marijampolė, authorities are investigating an exceptionally brutal crime in which two people were tortured and killed, while a third survived.