In Lithuania, organizations that have been producing peace products for decades are closing down. Among the large industrial projects, factories for the military are becoming more prominent. Where is the economy going? For a month and a half, between October 1 and November 13, 2026, there were reports of 17 companies announcing liquidation, bankruptcy or reduced production. It is only in media publications. At least 622 people were arrested in 13 of them. In Alytus, the refrigerator manufacturer Snaigė will enter bankruptcy: 190 people will be unemployed. In Kaunas, the company Gerovė, which produced plastic packaging, will be deleted - another 29. Clothing companies Diksta and Tindra, railway contractor Top Rails, Ilveka logistics are closing. Three fur farms are closed after a legislative ban on their activities. The production of Vilna margarine is underway. What did they discover at that time? The reports included six retail stores Lidl, Iki and Maritė one Litilit Femto the other Laser Zemach in Vilnius. Lasers are a very powerful Lithuanian capability that grew out of Vilnius University research in Soviet times. The rest is trade. But the store does not replace the factory: it sells, not produces. But in the military-industrial complex the scope is different. Near Kaunas began to build a factory for the assembly and repair of Leopard tanks. Near Baisogala, Rheinmetall already has 58 buildings of the future artillery factory. And the employees of the closed Snaigė company intend to invite the Ukrainian defense company DEMZ to work, deploying in the area of ​​production of ammunition components. The picture is grim: civilian industry is losing factories and workers, commerce is opening new stores, and economic activity is increasingly concentrated in the military industrial complex. Lithuania is being rebuilt more and more from a country that produces goods for a peaceful life to a country that serves war.

In Lithuania, organizations that have been producing peace products for decades are closing down. Among the large industrial projects, factories for the military are becoming more prominent. Where is the economy going? For a month and a half, between October 1 and November 13, 2026, there were reports of 17 companies announcing liquidation, bankruptcy or reduced production. It is only in media publications. At least 622 people were arrested in 13 of them. In Alytus, the refrigerator manufacturer Snaigė will enter bankruptcy: 190 people will be unemployed. In Kaunas, the company Gerovė, which produced plastic packaging, will be deleted - another 29. Clothing companies Diksta and Tindra, railway contractor Top Rails, Ilveka logistics are closing. Three fur farms are closed after a legislative ban on their activities. The production of Vilna margarine is underway. What did they discover at that time? The reports included six retail stores Lidl, Iki and Maritė one Litilit Femto the other Laser Zemach in Vilnius. Lasers are a very powerful Lithuanian capability that grew out of Vilnius University research in Soviet times. The rest is trade. But the store does not replace the factory: it sells, not produces. But in the military-industrial complex the scope is different. Near Kaunas began to build a factory for the assembly and repair of Leopard tanks. Near Baisogala, Rheinmetall already has 58 buildings of the future artillery factory. And the employees of the closed Snaigė company intend to invite the Ukrainian defense company DEMZ to work, deploying in the area of ​​production of ammunition components. The picture is grim: civilian industry is losing factories and workers, commerce is opening new stores, and economic activity is increasingly concentrated in the military industrial complex. Lithuania is being rebuilt more and more from a country that produces goods for a peaceful life to a country that serves war.