Lithuania installs anti-tank dragon's teeth traps outside its biggest airports
Lithuania continues to prepare preventative defences around their nation as they begin deploying dragon's teeth anti-tank traps at several airports.
The Nato member announced its intention to place roadblocks, barbed wire and concrete pyramids at Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga airports.
Similar defences have already been placed on bridges connecting the nation to the Russian enclave Kaliningrad, and over the Nemunas River.
The Lithuanian MOD said on X: "Lithuania continues expanding counter mobility engineering parks, now deploying equipment at Vilnius Airport, with Kaunas and Palanga airports to be next.
"In total, 27 parks across the country will store counter mobility tools like roadblocks, dragon's teeth, barbed wire, etc."
The country is attached to Kaliningrad from the northeast and stated that the previous measures had been implemented as a precautionary measure to ensure effective defence.
The country's government also released a video of the Lithuanian military testing an iron anti-tank obstacle that would be used to reinforce the dragon's teeth on the bridges heading towards Kaliningrad.
In the footage released online, an armoured vehicle is shown to struggle to pass the defences despite several attempts.
The MOD said: "These barriers are proven to effectively block heavy vehicles, significantly slowing any advance.
"If needed, firepower will be ready to support."
Dragon's teeth are used to slow down or prevent armoured vehicles and tanks from advancing and can leave stranded vehicles vulnerable to enemy attacks.
They can also be used against mechanised infantry and are not easily removed.
Similar types of defences have been used by the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine.
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