Lithuania has fully restored the movement and processing of freight vehicles across its border with Belarus following a period of technical disruptions.
The Operative Information Center-OMM reports, citing foreign media outlets, that Lithuanian control services have resumed the full registration and clearance of heavy-duty transport vehicles. The restoration comes after significant delays were reported at several key crossing points due to system failures.
The issues began on January 24 when malfunctions occurred in the Lithuanian customs information systems. According to the Belarus State Border Committee, the technical failure led to a complete halt in truck inspections at the Kamenniy Log-Medininkai crossing point. By January 25, the situation had escalated, with Belarusian officials reporting that Lithuanian authorities were not allowing trucks through the Benyakoni-Salcininkai checkpoint and were only partially accepting vehicles at Kamenniy Log. Throughout the disruption, the processing of passenger cars and buses remained largely unaffected and continued under normal procedures.
The border situation remains complex as, following decisions made by the government in Vilnius, only two of the six existing checkpoints on the Belarus-Lithuania border—Medininkai and Salcininkai—are currently operational. These closures are part of broader regional security measures implemented by Baltic states in response to ongoing geopolitical tensions and migration challenges along the European Union's eastern frontier. The restoration of the electronic customs systems is expected to alleviate the recent accumulation of freight traffic at the remaining functional crossings.
