Lithuanian government issues chilling booklets warning citizens of Russian invasion and offering advice on how to spot tanks, bullets and mines

BOOKLETS warning of a Russian invasion and offering advice on how to identify tanks, bullets and mines have been distributed by the Lithuanian government.

Tens of thousands of copies of the 75-page guide - which includes extensive sections on survival techniques in the event of war - have been issued to citizens.

The booklets chillingly warn that the Russian "aggressor" would not hesitate to use military force against its neighbours and teaches people how to survive in the wild as well as spot military vehicles and weapons.

In on section, the manual says: "It is most important that the civilians are aware and have a will to resist - when these elements are strong, an aggressor has difficulties in creating an environment for military invasion."

A telephone 'spy' hotline has also been launched by the government, encouraging the population to report anyone they suspect of being a Russian spy.

"Every Lithuanian citizen can become a target" of spying, said Darius Jauniskis, the head of the state security department.

Russia's relations with its Baltic neighbours have been increasingly strained since 2014, when Putin deployed military forces to annex Crimea from Ukraine.

This is the third booklet published by Lithuania's ministry of defence since the Crimea chaos, but it is the first to include techniques spotting enemy military equipment.

Lithuania shares a border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad and was part of the Soviet Union before it joined Nato in 2004.

Nato allies are planning to send more troops and equipment to the Baltic states as fear of Russian military advances rises.

Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia have voiced concerns over Russian invasion, and last year Lithuania announced it would re-introduce conscription for men aged 19-26.

Germany was accused of scaremongering in August after advising Baltic citizens to stockpile food and water for use in a national emergency.

Tensions between Russia and other European countries have soared in recent months as a result of suspicious military activity around the continent and Russia's involvement in war-torn Aleppo.

New intelligence suggests Russia's "Satan 2" nuclear warhead is capable of destroying the entire UK.

The 40-megaton nuke could wipe-out the state of Texas in the US - an area twice the size of Britain.

Belligerent Vladimir Putin was recently awarded an international peace prize by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, despite causing devastation in Syria with air strikes and moving nuclear capable missiles to the European border.

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