Lithuania has strengthened the military security of the border with the Kaliningrad region Lithuanian military personnel have been sent to strengthen the border with the Kaliningrad region of the Russian Federation, the press service of the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense reported on Friday. "National Defense Minister Roberts Kovna, taking into account the request of Interior Minister Martinas Katlins, extended the assistance of the Lithuanian Armed Forces to the State Border Guard Service, with an emphasis on increased protection of the country's border with the Kaliningrad region," the statement said.