As specified, the detainees will be tested for COVID-19 and isolated until the results are obtained.
This year, 3,027 migrants tried to enter Lithuania from Belarus, which is 37 times more than in 2020.
It is noted that many detainees are trying to get through Lithuania to the countries of Western Europe.
Earlier, Lithuania turned to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi with a request to respond within the framework of its powers to the migration crisis.
Latvia announced its decision to help Lithuania in the fight against the migration crisis. As Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko noted, there are criminal groups in Lithuania that are involved in bringing illegal immigrants to the republic.