Lithuania Told Residents to Go to Shelters After Detecting a Flying Object
NATO fighter jets were scrambled and Kaunas airport closed as authorities investigated the object, with debris later damaging a civilian vehicle.
- On Sunday morning, Lithuania ordered residents in central and northern parts to take shelter for about an hour due to an unrecognized flying object, issuing a "red" air alert.
- During the same period, Latvia issued and later cancelled a "yellow" air-raid alert in regions bordering Lithuania, citing a "possible threat," Latvia's army said.
- NATO air-policing fighter jets scrambled to the area while the "red" alert was in effect, and officials closed Kaunas Airport until the situation resolved.
- In recent months, Ukrainian drones have repeatedly entered NATO airspace in the Baltics, with Kyiv attributing course deviations to Russian signal jamming.
- These repeated airspace incursions have increased international fears that Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine could extend beyond NATO's borders, heightening regional security concerns.
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After the intrusion of an unmanned drone into Lithuania's airspace, investigations are under way. Minister of Defence Kaunas stated that Poland had been proposed a joint investigation. The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that a Ukrainian drone had been diverted by a Russian jamming station.
According to a report by the Kyiv Independent, NATO fighter jets were alerted in Lithuania.
This was the first serious incident since NATO fighters shot down a lost Russian drone on Lithuania on 15 September. On 14 August, a NATO fighter also shot down a lost Ukrainian drone on Latvia.
According to Ukrainians, the incident may have been caused by Russian electronic warfare diverting the drones from their original route.
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