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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An Italian fighter from the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Otan) dropped a drone in Lithuania's airspace on Tuesday, which was most likely from Russia, said Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto. The drone entered Lithuanian airspace from Belarus, allied with Russia, after midnight, and was dropped near the village of Pratkunai, in the south of the country, not far from the city of Kaunas, reported the Lithuanian National Crisis Managemen…
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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.
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NATO Jets Shoot Down Drone Over Lithuania After It Crosses From Belarus
Italian fighter jets operating under NATO’s Baltic air-policing mission shot down an unidentified drone over Lithuania early Tuesday after it entered from Belarus and flew across the country for roughly 30 minutes, prompting an investigation into its origin and whether it was connected to the war in Ukraine.
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.
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