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Lithuania closed Vilnius airport, scrambled NATO jets due to suspected drone
Authorities reopened the airport after less than an hour and lifted the alert as they investigated a suspected drone crossing from Belarus.
- On Saturday, authorities closed Vilnius Airport for less than an hour after a suspected drone entered Lithuanian airspace from Belarus, prompting NATO Baltic Air Policing jets to scramble.
- Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned the Sejm on September 18 of potential hybrid drone attacks, while Lithuania conducted Perkkno Zapeta 2026 drills in September to prepare for possible incursions.
- The National Crisis Management Center deployed fighter jets across the country, while Chief Vilmantas Vitkauskas noted unverified sightings toward Jonava and cautioned the object could potentially be a flock of birds.
- Authorities sent warning messages to mobile phones advising recipients to seek shelter, and the Lithuanian armed forces maintained a yellow-level drone threat alert even after the airport reopened.
- Security officials continue to investigate the cause of the alert, with the NKMC coordinating with international partners to secure Lithuanian airspace against potential aerial threats.
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The presence of drones in the Lithuanian capital activated a NATO patrol.
Lithuania attributes the threat to unidentified objects from Belarus.
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As 15min reported, a probable air threat was declared in Vilnius County and Ukmergė on Saturday morning, lasting approximately 40 minutes. NATO fighter jets were scrambled to identify the object.
On Saturday, the Lithuanian authorities closed Vilnius International Airport for less than an hour after reporting a marching aircraft suspected of entering the country ' s airspace.
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The threat was deactivated hours later.
·Barcelona, Spain
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