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The country has also reinstated military conscription, which was abolished in 2008. Men between the ages of 19 and 26 must now complete nine months of compulsory military service. So far, though, the move has proven premature: So many citizens have volunteered for duty that the government hasn’t needed to implement the draft.

Huge Russian torpedo found on beach in Lithuania

"according to the estimates of the border guards, is a training torpedo" , "has inscriptions in Russian."

WARSAW, Poland — Lithuanian Vice Minister of National Defence Giedrimas Jeglinskas has announced that the ministry is considering the purchase of new transport helicopters with the aim to completely replace its helo fleet after 2020.

“We need new transport helicopters. It will be a big investment. However, I have to admit that we are considering various options, including [the purchase of] not only transport helicopters, but also armed ones,” Jeglinskas told local news website Defence24.pl in an interview.

By 2021, other major procurements by the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence are to include the PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers, Boxer-made Vilkas infantry fighting vehicles and the Network Centric Air Defence System. Last year, a spokesperson for the Lithuanian ministry told Defense News that the NASAMS procurement alone is expected to be worth €100 million. In today's numbers, that's U.S. $106.1 million.

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Youth patriotic education in Russia is accelerating. Last year, for personal defense minister Sergeja Šoigu initiative founded "Jaunarmija". It teaches young people to shoot, navigate by maps. There have been suggestions for these young people to use the case of natural disasters. And teach them the real war operation to conflict situations, they should be able to participate in the organization of intelligence and sabotage.

As the wider study two years ago he reported the British broadcaster BBC, extracurricular lesson clubs in Russia developed as part of the so-called anti-drug program with a patriotic twist. But those young people not only instils discipline and different skills. Individual club leaders did not deny that with their students-cadets have gone to take part in combat operations in the east of Ukraine.

Gained rapid popularity of military camps, which take place with the close support of the Orthodox Church. If previously they had little interest clubs, currently the subject of attempts to create a common platform for training throughout the country. The name "Orthodox warrior." Training sessions are planned for various types of martial arts competitions and combat operations in landfills. Trainings are held by current and former warlords.

"Nothing Personal" saw that the Orthodox Church is seen in military camps and one officer-instructor of the Latvian Sergejs Silkins. He owns and runs the Riga Latvian Russian Federation close combat. Federation's website on the Internet arranged photos and videos from a variety of workouts. They appear dressed in camouflage shapes men who training is also used knives, cutlasses and pistols and automatic weapons similar.

Both the Federation published photographs and videos showing military character training noticeably well as people who are dressed in clothes with the Russian army symbolism.

Information about the Federation activities are scarce. It is known that the activists of the Latvian once traveled to seminars and gatherings in Russia, Estonia. But for various educational institutions of the Russian web sites found in the words of gratitude Latvian Russian Federation melee driver Silkin of professionally-led training.

As shown in the Federation distributed a video of Silkin Latvian-led training takes place outdoors. But part of Riga, Jekabpils street children and youth center "Daugmale". It is the Riga Municipality educational institution, where pre-school and school-age children and young people can work, learn languages, a variety of musical instruments, dance. Director of the Center for more than 15 years Edgars Šāblis.

Director of the employer Riga City Council Education, Culture and Sports Department. Sable says that the center of your space for lease to others. After a short search Accounting folders are found in the contract concluded with a private Sergei Silkin. Lease agreement and there is no mention that Silkin child center space will be used to practice with machetes and firearms.

In one of the working day evenings "Nothing Personal" reported that the number of men came to the center with sports bags. "Nothing Personal" filming group center on duty of the Director of the order beyond the front door and not placed on the wait makes the lesson of the organizers.

Sergejs Silkins recommend to contact him the next day. But Latvian Russian Federation melee driver no longer find the time to meet could not. A telephone conversation he said that in recent years in Riga with the training of young people nenodarbojoties. Federation of Riga municipal child center practicing for years. He does not deny that race well as measures in Russia, but it does not happen often. Federation also maintains contacts with the Orthodox Church, the premises of Riga held a meeting with young people.

Security Police "Nothing Personal" Latvian Russian Federation melee driving activity did not want to comment. Saeima National Security Committee Head Solvita Āboltiņa that of Sergeja Silkina work until then had not heard mention security authorities had previously expressed concern that the Orthodox Church is engaged not only in the service of God. And the fact that military specialists going to training in Russia would look just as carefully as the participation of young people organized by the neighboring military camps.