“In this regard, the decision of the government of the Republic of Lithuania from March 1, 2024 to close the Lavorishkes and Raigardas border checkpoints on the border with Belarus, as well as to prohibit the boarding and disembarking of passengers at the Kena and Kybartai railway stations will not in any way affect the existing order of transit of trains of the Russian formation to/from Kaliningrad,” says a message on Telegram.
As the Yantarny Krai publication writes, for some Russian citizens the Kyana station was the final destination, although the train stop there was purely technical for the purpose of border control.
The Lithuanian government has decided from March 1 to prohibit Russians traveling to the Kaliningrad region from getting off at Kyana and Kibartai stations, located on the territory of this country.