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 "slug": "lithuania-rudninkai-exercise-camp-40-million-nato-troops",
 "title": "Lithuania Builds a EUR 40 Million Exercise Camp at Rudninkai for Over 1,000 Visiting NATO Troops",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/lithuania-rudninkai-exercise-camp-40-million-nato-troops/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/lithuania-rudninkai-exercise-camp-40-million-nato-troops/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-08-20T20:21:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-08-27T20:21:59.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVilnius, 20 August 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Lithuania's defence ministry announced on 20 August a new exercise camp at the Rudninkai training area, near the Belarus border, costing over EUR 40 million\n * The camp covers seven hectares — accommodation, service buildings and technical infrastructure — for more than 1,000 visiting German and other NATO troops attending exercises\n * Completion is planned for the first half of 2028; the contract for design proposals took effect this month\n ",
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  "ops-operations",
  "polish-lithuanian-axis",
  "nato-eu-defense-initiatives"
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 "sources": [],
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  "germany",
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