Lithuanian Border Engineering: Lithuania approved a €50M plan to build a 20-meter counter-mobility strip and wider (up to 150m) obstacle zones along the Belarus and Russia (Kaliningrad) borders, with engineering parks and road/bridge defenses pushed to 2028 and wetland restoration targeted by 2030. Belarus Tech & Industry: A1 Belarus launched S3 Secure Object Storage, offering restricted-access data storage via a certified Tier-3 information system. Sanctions Evasion Case: Austria dismantled a network routing dual-use industrial gear through Belarus and other third countries to Russia’s arms industry; two Belarus-linked defendants were convicted in Vienna for supplying equipment used for missile and fighter-jet engine production. Belarus in the Supply Chain: Russia’s rail pivot shows Belarus traffic up 3% as corridors shift toward “friendly” states, highlighting how logistics reshapes regional tech and trade flows. Digital Surveillance Risk: A new research tool, DecryptAds, maps the ad-tech supply chain that can expose device IDs and precise GPS, raising fresh concerns about warrantless location tracking. Health & Research in Belarus: A study presented by Belsat says Belarusian prisons face systemic problems in access to medical and psychological care, with prisoners dependent on the penitentiary system.