 Having countered these, the 3rd Belorussian Front's troops moved a further 30–50 km and advanced towards deliberately prepared German fortified positions on the line east of Raseiniai and Kybartai - Suwałki.From 29 August on the orders of "Stavka", the Front went over to the defensive.As a result of the Kaunas operation the forces of the 3rd Belorussian Front reached the eastern borders of East Prussia.