Published on
15/09/2026 – 12:14 GMT+2
The drone shot down by NATO over Lithuania overnight on Tuesday had entered the country’s airspace from neighbouring Belarus, Vilnius said.
The drone flew over Lentvaris close to the Lithuanian capital before being brought down near the village of Pratkūnai, according to Vilmantas Vitkauskas, head of Lithuania’s National Crisis Management Centre.
It was the first time a drone was shot down over Lithuanian territory.
The incident puts Minsk back in focus not only for helping Russia carry out drone attacks against Ukraine, but now also as a source of drone threats to NATO territory.
The incursion came just a day…
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