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Airspace Restrictions Imposed over Kaunas Airport Due to Contraband Balloons

On October 24, airspace restrictions were introduced over Kaunas Airport from 23:37 to 00:30 due to a hybrid attack by Belarus against Lithuania, civil aviation and the public, with navigational markings characteristic of balloons being recorded in areas risky for aviation, Lithuanian Airports reports.

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Airspace restrictions were imposed over Kaunas Airport on Saturday evening due to a hybrid attack carried out by Belarus.

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On October 24, airspace restrictions were introduced over Kaunas Airport from 23:37 to 00:30 due to a hybrid attack by Belarus against Lithuania, civil aviation and the public, with navigational markings characteristic of balloons being recorded in areas risky for aviation, Lithuanian Airports reports.

·Vilnius, Lithuania
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Kaunas Airport was suspended due to navigation signals specific to balloons in Lithuanian airspace. The restrictions were introduced on the evening of October 24 and lifted on the night of October 25. The airspace restrictions came into force at 11:37pm on October 24. According to the airport administration, the reason was a hybrid attack from Belarus, involving the recording of navigation marks specific to [...]

Due to the threat of smuggled balloons from Belarus, airspace restrictions were imposed over Kaunas airport for about an hour on Sunday night, Lithuanian Airports (LTOU) reported.

On October 24, at 23:37, the airspace restrictions imposed over Kaunas Airport were extended until 01:30 on October 25 due to the hybrid attack carried out by Belarus against Lithuania, civil aviation and the public, with navigational markings characteristic of balloons being recorded in areas risky for aviation, Lithuanian Airports reported.

·Vilnius, Lithuania
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Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija broke the news in Vilnius, Lithuania on Saturday, October 24, 2026.
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