NATO jets down drone over Lithuania after alliance warns strikes will drive support for Ukraine
The drone remained in Lithuanian airspace for about 30 minutes and was found likely carrying explosives, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Italian fighter jets participating in NATO's Baltic Air Policing Mission shot down a drone in Lithuanian airspace, marking the first time a drone has been intercepted over the country.
- The intercepted device, which Lithuania's National Crisis Management Center reported likely carried explosives, remained in airspace for about 30 minutes and most likely entered from Belarus near the village of Pratkunai.
- NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Monday that strikes near alliance territory demonstrate Russian President Vladimir Putin's "desperation and also his desire to sow fear and terror," pledging to bolster the 32-nation alliance's defenses.
- Separately, Denmark reported that a Russian frigate fired flares at a Danish Air Force helicopter during "routine photographic coverage" in the Baltic Sea, prompting the Danish Foreign Ministry to call the actions "completely unacceptable."
- Regional Governor Yuri Slyusar reported a "massive" Ukrainian drone attack sparked fires in the Russian city of Taganrog, while Russian strikes continued across Ukraine despite reports of a potential agreement to avoid hitting energy infrastructure.
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Two Italian fighter aircraft, on a mission for the Atlantic Alliance, shot down an undetermined drone over Lithuania in the night of Monday to Tuesday. Russia, suspected of previous similar intrusions into Europe, did not comment on the incident.
According to the Lithuanian Air Force, an Italian interceptor has shot down an unmanned aircraft of unknown origin. Meanwhile, after an incident over the Baltic Sea, the Danish government ordered the Russian ambassador.
Investigations into the incident continue in coordination with national authorities, official tells Anadolu
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cedarnews.netNATO fighter jets shot down a drone over Lithuanian territory last night. According to media in NATO member state Lithuania, the projectile originated from neighboring Belarus, but it has not yet been determined whether it was a Russian or Ukrainian drone. The drone was flying near the town of Pratkunai and the Kruonis hydroelectric power plant, just under 70 kilometers west of the capital Vilnius. Military and regular police are in the area, …
An Italian NATO fighter jet has shot down a drone, probably from Russia, in Lithuania, raising fears of the war spreading to the borders of the Alliance's member states.
A NATO drone was shot down over Lithuania. The aircraft probably came from Belarus. Vilnius informs the EU and Nato and checks the air defense.
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