Amid fear of Russia’s war on Ukraine spreading, Lithuania trains civilians, tells Putin: “We don’t fear you”

Updated on: September 8, 2026 / 9:06 AM EDT / CBS News

Vilnius, Lithuania — Russia struck Ukraine's capital Kyiv overnight, bringing an end to a three-day pause in attacks by the two countries on each other's capital cities as President Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited the region to try and broker a peace deal.

At least two people were killed in the Russian strikes on Kyiv.

The neighboring Baltic countries, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania — all NATO members — were watching carefully as the U.S. envoys continued their efforts to resolve the four-and-a-half-year war.

But as they watch and hope for peace, Lithuania and its neighbors have also long been preparing for the possibility that continental Europe's first land war in three generations could spread to their doorsteps.

CBS News visited an ordinary high school in Vilnius where, in addition to math class, students were learning military-style survival skills. Along with the rest of their country, they're preparing for the possibility of Russia launching an invasion.

"Today we're working on survival training, and we're going to learn about weapons later," said Neda, a 15-year-old ninth grader.

If there is a crisis, Neda said she would likely…

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