Lithuania Told Residents to Go to Shelters After Detecting a Flying Object
NATO fighter jets were scrambled and Kaunas airport closed after the alert, while Latvia briefly issued and then canceled a similar warning.
- 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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In Lithuania, NATO fighters raised and called on residents of several regions to go into hiding because of air anxiety.
Latvian and Lithuanian authorities issued an air threat warning on Sunday night regarding a possible drone entering their airspace. NATO fighter jets providing air defense in the Baltic states also took to the air.
The call for protection applied to citizens living in the central and northern parts of the country.
NATO interceptors are in action. Citizens are supposed to be in shelters.
LITHUANIA urged residents of central and northern parts of the country to evacuate this morning due to an unidentified flying object. NATO scrambled fighter jets and Kaunas airport was closed for about an hour. An alert was also declared in neighboring Latvia, while Poland reported a possible entry of an unidentified object into its airspace.
An unidentified flying object has caused airspace alerts in Lithuania and Latvia, and Polish authorities have launched a search for a possible airspace violation near Lublin. In all three cases, it has not been confirmed what the object was or where it came from. In Lithuania, a code red air alert has been declared in the counties of Šiauliai and Panevezys. Warnings have been sent to residents' mobile phones. Fighter jets carrying out a NATO air…
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