A gas pipeline connecting Lithuania and Latvia exploded today, Reuters and TASS reported, citing Lithuanian gas operator Amber Grid. It is a main gas pipeline in the Pasvala region, in Northern Lithuania. Residents of one village have been evacuated, announced the head of the regional administration, Povilas Balciunas. He said that there were no casualties … Read more
An explosion in northern Lithuania on Friday damaged the “Amber Grid” gas pipeline linking the Baltic states to Poland, without leaving any casualties, according to what the local operating company announced on its website. According to a statement issued by the company, “At around five o’clock in the evening (19:00 GMT), an explosion occurred in … Read more
Fomocap NOS News•today, 20:12•Amended today, 20:44 A gas pipeline between Lithuania and Latvia has caught fire after an explosion, Lithuanian gas transport company Amber Grid reports. Lithuanian public TV channel LRT has footage of the pipe fire in Panevezys district in northern Lithuania. The gas supply through the pipeline was shut off and the fire … Read more
Vilnius/Warsaw (Reuters) – A giant transformer built in Ukraine in the 1980s and now disused is being dusted off and ready to go here in Lithuania. He will probably go to Romania in the next few weeks and from there go home to Ukraine. On December 21, a gigantic transformer, built in Ukraine in 1980 … Read more
The migration service of Latvia asked the management of the Dozhd TV channel (recognized as a foreign agent in the Russian Federation), which had previously had its license deprived, to explain the purpose of the stay of 13 employees in their country. Maira Rose, head of the Latvian citizenship department, said that after these clarifications, … Read more