Combat Engineers in Lithuania: Readiness, Challenges, and Collaboration for Collective Defence

In this interview, Mindaugas Gvildys, MILENG Senior Officer from the Lithuanian Armed Forces, discusses Lithuania's priorities for enhancing combat engineering capabilities. Emphasising the importance of preparation during peacetime, he highlights the country's focus on counter-mobility operations along its borders, expanding engineering battalions, and procuring advanced demining tools. Mindaugas Gvildys also sheds light on Lithuania's leadership in forming a NATO coalition to support Ukraine's demining efforts by providing equipment and training. The conversation concludes with an overview of the upcoming 2025 "Exercise Engineer Thunder" and Lithuania's role in international defence collaboration.