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NATO wanted to annex Russia's Kaliningrad on Thursday morning! According to a message posted on the Lithuanian armed forces website in what was described by Lithuanian officials as a hacker attack. An investigation has been launched.

The information on the army's page alleges that 'Sword-Stroke' - the NATO military drills going on in Poland and the Baltic - are actually a preparation for the annexation of Kaliningrad, Russia's westernmost city, sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania, which separates it from mainland Russia.

Lithuanian defense ministry spokesman, Victoria Cemenite, confirmed to the Delfi news agency that a hack has in fact occurred, and that the false information has since been removed from the website.

Later, the information was quickly removed from the website of the Lithuanian Armed Forces. A spokesperson of the country's Defense Ministry said the incident was a hacker attack and currently all details are being investigated.

Meanwhile, around 2,100 servicemen from nine NATO member states grouped in the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) are taking part in military exercises in northwestern Poland.

Later this summer, "Allied Shield" will be also held in Poland and involve 14,000 troops from 19 NATO members and three partner nations.