Lithuanians Handed 75-Page Instruction Manual To Prepare For Russian Invasion
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How to survive war!' Lithuanians are handed 75-page manual telling them what to do if Putin's forces invade, including a handy guide to spotting a Russian tank... and why you need to pack condoms
- 30,000 guides have been distributed around the country with war advice
- Lithuanians have been urged to spy on Russians in the even of an invasion
- Manual includes survival techniques and information on Russian weaponry
- It comes after Russia moved nuclear-capable missiles into Kaliningrad
Lithuanians have been handed manuals telling them what to do in the event of a Russian invasion, it has emerged.
The
75-page booklet, called 'Prepare to survive emergencies and war', urges
citizens to 'have the will to resist' if Vladimir Putin's forces
attack.
Extensive
guides range from how to recognise Russian tanks to step-by-step
survival tricks, including using condoms to help transport food and
water.
It
comes weeks after Russia deployed nuclear-capable Iskander missiles
into its Kaliningrad outpost that borders the country and Poland - both
NATO members.
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Lithuanians have been handed manuals telling them what to do in the event of a Russian invasion, it has emerged
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Lithuanians are also told how they should spy on Russian forces in the event of an occupation
Plans
to send troops and equipment to Baltic nations were agreed by NATO
leaders in July and starting in February, Germany will send up to 600
soldiers and battle tanks to Lithuania.
But
despite the military reassurance, Lithuanians remain wary of the threat
posed by its superpower neighbour, Crimea having been annexed by Russia
two years ago.
Some
30,000 guides have been distributed around the country telling its
3million residents that 'attention needs to be paid to the actions of
the neighbouring country - Russia', CNN reports.
Pictures in the guide show survival kits, advice on how to keep warm outdoors and information on how to use a compass and map.
There are also extensive pictures and details on Russian tanks, guns, mines, bullets, grenades and rockets.
Lithuanians are also told how they should spy on Russian forces in the event of an occupation.
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The 75-page
guide, called 'Prepare to survive emergencies and war', urges citizens
to 'have the will to resist' if Vladimir Putin's forces attack
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Pictures in the guide show survival kits, advice on how to keep warm outdoors and information on how to use a compass and map
The
guide adds: 'It is most important that the civilians are aware and have a
will to resist - when these elements are strong, an aggressor has
difficulties in creating an environment for military invasion.'
It
comes amid heightened tensions in the region and as Russia moved
battleships towards the Mediterranean and Baltic Seas, shifted
nuclear-capable missile-launchers into its Kaliningrad enclave
neighbouring Poland and continued flying bombers down the western
European coast.
NATO allies are advancing with plans to deploy thousands of troops and military equipment to the Baltics and Poland.
The plans to send troops and equipment into Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland were agreed by NATO leaders in July.
But
Alliance defence ministers, ending two days of talks in Brussels on
Thursday, have been fleshing out the contributions that will be
stationed near Russia's borders.
'We
are responding in a measured and responsible way because we are not
seeking a new Cold War. We want to keep tensions as low as possible,'
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday.
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There are also extensive pictures and details on Russian tanks, guns, mines, bullets, grenades and rockets
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Some 30,000
guides have been distributed around the country telling its 3million
residents that 'attention needs to be paid to the actions of the
neighbouring country - Russia'
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It comes amid heightened tensions in
the region and as Putin (pictured) moved battleships towards the
Mediterranean and Baltic Seas, shifted nuclear-capable missile-launchers
into its Kaliningrad enclave neighbouring Poland and continued flying
bombers down the western European coast
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NATO allies are advancing with plans
to deploy thousands of troops and military equipment to the Baltics and
Poland (file picture)
A
day earlier, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said that the U.S. will boost
its presence in Europe with a brigade - usually some 1,500-3,000 troops
- being deployed to Poland in February, among other contributions.
The brigade will take part in military exercises there and send units from the force to Bulgaria, Romania and the Baltic States.
Britain
is to send typhoon fighter jets to the Black Sea area, while a
battalion of troops, tanks and light armour will deploy in Estonia in
the spring, backed by French and Danish troops. Starting in February,
Germany will send 400 to 600 soldiers and battle tanks to Lithuania.
Albania,
Belgium, Canada, Croatia, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands,
Romania and Slovenia are also playing roles in what NATO has dubbed its
Enhanced Forward Presence.
The force is meant to reassure Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland that all 28 NATO allies will defend them in case of attack.
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the booklet also shows how to recognise Russian arms, including tanks, guns and mines
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The guide has been made available in Lithuanian schools and libraries and will also be put online, according to reports
As
Russian fighters have buzzed Alliance planes and ships, and its troops
have launched snap exercises - one such lot of unannounced war games was
used as a pretext for troops to enter Ukraine, Stoltenberg said -
little dialogue has taken place between Moscow and the world's biggest
military alliance.
Their
main forum for airing disagreements - the NATO-Russia Council - has
only met twice this year. Indeed the allies do not seem to share a
common vision of what Russia is trying to tell them or how to respond.
On
Wednesday, Spain came under pressure for offering to resupply a
flotilla of Russian warships suspected to be bound for the eastern
Mediterranean to help ramp up Russian and Syrian regime airstrikes.
Malta
was thought to be another possible stopover, but it announced Thursday
that the vessels could not resupply there either. Greece was thought to
be another possibility.
'What
we are observing is Russian military practice that diverges widely from
NATO practice in scale, scope, content, purpose, and transparency,'
NATO's top military commander, U.S. General Curtis Scaparrotti, told the
ministers.
'We
need to be strategic and coherent in our approach to defending our
citizens. Now is the time for the Alliance to remain strong,' he said.