Border Security Build-Up: Lithuania has approved an expanded defensive engineering plan along the Belarus and Russia (Kaliningrad) borders, shifting from tree belts to wetland restoration and adding a 20-meter counter-mobility strip that can widen to 150 meters in operational areas, with engineering equipment parks now due by end-2028 and road/bridge obstacle works also pushed to end-2028. NATO Drone Alerts: NATO jets again intercepted an unidentified drone after it entered Latvian airspace, with Italian Eurofighters scrambled from Lithuania and Turkish F-16s from Estonia; NATO says an investigation is ongoing and links the pattern to Russian electronic warfare. Regional Military Mobility: NATO’s “Baltic Express” exercise is moving heavy equipment across Northern Europe and the Baltic Sea, highlighting how reinforcement depends on ports and the Suwalki corridor. Russian Covert Threats: Poland says it foiled a Russian plot to assassinate a Ukrainian-American in Warsaw, the first case described as targeting a U.S. citizen on another NATO country’s soil. Border Incident Details: Reports say migrants on the Lithuania-Belarus border tried to drag a Lithuanian border guard into Belarus and injured him during a confrontation, while an internal investigation continues. Defense Staffing Pressure (Germany): Germany faces a shortage of about 2,000 troops to permanently deploy a brigade in Lithuania by end-2027, raising questions about recruitment and possible compulsory service. Digital Sovereignty: SpaceX agreed to return Poland to the European Starlink roaming zone, after earlier rules excluded Poland—an issue tied to Poland’s spending and Ukraine terminal funding. International Solidarity: France’s embassy thanked Lithuania for wildfire assistance, noting 40 Lithuanian firefighters and nine vehicles deployed under the EU Civil Protection Mechanism for 13 days.