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How did Lithuania react to Russia's mobilisation?
Summary
A look back at the first reaction in the Baltic region after Moscow announced a partial mobilisation.
What did Russia's announcement of a partial mobilisation set in motion in neighbouring states? By 22 September 2022, one answer was already visible in Lithuania.
On 21 September 2022, Russian president Vladimir Putin announced the partial mobilisation in a major address to the nation. Students and conscripts were exempted from the call-up.
The same day, Lithuania placed its rapid reaction force on high alert in response. Defence Minister Arvydas Anušauskas confirmed the step, as reported at the time.
What the sequence shows
The two decisions came within the same day. Moscow set out a call-up with defined exemptions, and a neighbouring government moved a specific military unit to a higher state of readiness, citing the Russian announcement as the reason.
The reported facts do not describe further measures by Lithuania or other states, so the Lithuanian alert stands as the documented early response from the region on that date.
