Su-30 Intercept

Su-30SM “81 Blue” with tail number RF-81885. (Spanish Air Force pic)

The Russians regularly fly over the Baltic in International Airspace and NATO dispatches jet fighters to follow them around. This photo is from one such encounter. I suspect that the Russians make these flights as a matter of 'freedom of navigation'. It's like if you don't exercise your rights, you are liable to lose them. Also flying (or sailing) over the Baltic is the only way to get from mother Russia to Kaliningrad. Both sides get to exercise their pilots and aircraft which is essential if you are going to bother about having jet fighter aircraft in the first place.

Excerpt from Defence Blog:

The interception was carried out by F-18M aircraft from Spain’s Wing 15, currently deployed to Šiauliai Air Base in northern Lithuania under the Vilkas detachment. . . . The intercepted aircraft included Russian Su-30SM multirole fighters armed with air-to-air missiles and cluster munitions. . . . markings visible on the tail show the aircraft belongs to the Naval Aviation branch of the Russian Navy.

Hercules in Lithuania

M88 Hercules

Three days ago four US soldiers went missing in Lithuania. They were operating an M88 Hercules  recovery vehicle (i.e. a tow truck). The vehicle was found sunk in a swamp, but no sign of the soldiers. 

In this image provided by the U.S. Army, Lithuanian Army and emergency services personnel during recovery efforts for a U.S. Army M88 Hercules submerged in a swamp near a training area near Pabadre, Lithuania, Thursday, March 27, 2025. (Christopher Saunders/U.S. Army via AP)

Also from CT :

The soldiers' armored vehicle was discovered submerged in 15 feet of water and so far teams have been unable to get inside or pull it out.

Recovery of the recovery vehicle is underway, but it looks to be a long, hard slog to pull it out of the swamp. Hopefully the soldiers will soon be found alive and well. Right now it's anybody's guess as to where they have got to.

Pabadre, Lithuania

Pabadre is about three miles from the border with Belarus.