Lithuania To Invest 100 Million Euros In Landfill In Suvalki Corridor

• 10.01.2026, 17:39

The landfill will be built in the town of Capchiamestis.

Lithuania plans to allocate 100 million euros for the construction of a military training range in the town of Kapčjamestis, located in the Suvalki corridor, near the borders of Poland and Belarus, as well as the Kaliningrad region of the Russian Federation.

This follows from a press release of the Ministry of Defense of the Baltic state, released on Friday, January 9, writes "Deutsche Welle".

- About 100 million euros will be invested in the construction of firing ranges and infrastructure. About 100 civilian employees and military personnel will work and serve at the range," the report said.

Lithuania's plans to build a military range in Kapčemestis

The Lithuanian State Defense Council announced plans to build a military range in Kapčemestis for a brigade-sized unit at the end of December 2025. Presidential Advisor Deividas Matuļėnis emphasized that the protection of the Suvalki Corridor will receive special attention from Lithuania, Poland and NATO, Lithuanian media company LRT reported.

The Suvalki Corridor is an area on the border between Lithuania, Poland, Belarus and Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast. Its length is less than 100 kilometers, but it has an important strategic significance as connecting Lithuania with the main territory of the European Union.