Rūdninkai Training Area

Rūdninkai Training Area (Lithuanian: Rūdninkų karinis poligonas)[1][2] is a military facility in Lithuania, located 36 km (22 mi) southwest of Vilnius and 16 km (10 mi) from the border with Belarus.

It is part of a larger training complex encompassing about 100 km2 (40 sq mi).

Established in 1948, during the Soviet occupation, the area was used for training bomber crews.

[4] Unexploded ordnance (UXO), usually air-dropped bombs weighing 50–100 kg (110–220 lb), are still discovered in the facility.

[8] From 2025, the Lithuanian Armed Forces will begin hosting the German 45th Panzer Brigade (Bundeswehr) in Rūdninkai Training Area.