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PANEVĖŽYS DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY, PANEVĖŽYS COUNTY, JUL 10 – Lithuanian leaders took shelter after a homemade drone crossed from Belarus and crashed near the border, raising security concerns amid frequent drone smuggling attempts, officials said.
- On Thursday, a homemade drone made from plywood and foam entered Lithuania from Belarus and came down close to the border.
- The incident prompted air raid warnings and led to Lithuania's key government officials, including the head of government and the leader of the legislature, being escorted to bomb shelters amid ongoing concerns over a rise in drone-related incidents.
- Border officers spotted the object at 11:30 am near the Kena checkpoint, and NATO jets were launched but called back after the device landed approximately a kilometre inside Lithuanian territory from the Belarus border.
- Authorities determined that the object was homemade and did not pose any threat, with Skvernelis noting that the situation is now under control since there are no longer any flying objects in the area.
- The event highlights continued attempts to smuggle contraband into Lithuania via drones and balloons from Belarus and underscores heightened security vigilance along the border.
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Lithuanian president honors 4 fallen Fort Stewart soldiers
FORT STEWART, Ga. (WSAV) — Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda awarded the Order of the Cross of Vytis to the four fallen soldiers who died in Lithuania earlier this year. Staff Sergeant Jose Duenez, Jr., 25, of Joliet, Illinois, Staff Sergeant Edvin F. Franco, 25, of Glendale, California, Staff Sergeant Troy S. Knutson-Collins, 28, of Battle Creek, Michigan and Pfc. Dante D. Taitano, 21, of Dededo, Guam have been posthumously awarded the Order…
A drone coming from Belarus crashed in the EU and NATO country of Lithuania on Thursday. The government in Vilnius fears further incidents of this kind. Around 11.30 a.m. the aircraft had been noticed and several minutes after the border crossing crashed, says in a report of the state broadcaster LRT from the Lithuanian border guard. The object did not run out of danger for the inhabitants and it had not been equipped with explosives, said Defen…
Lithuanian Leaders Taken to Shelters After Airspace Alert
Political leaders in Lithuania were briefly taken to air raid shelters on Thursday, July 10, after an airspace violation near the border with Belarus, according to local media. Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas and Parliament Speaker Saulius Skvernelis were moved to safety as a precaution while authorities investigated the incident. President Gitanas Nausėda was not in the country at the time, as he was on a trip to Ireland. The alarm was trigge…
Plywood drone from Belarus crashes in Lithuania, causing alarm
VILNIUS (Reuters) -An unmanned aircraft built from plywood and foam flew into NATO member Lithuania from Belarus and crashed, causing alarm before authorities determined it was not dangerous, Lithuanian officials said on Thursday.
Lithuanian leaders taken to shelters after Belarus airspace violation
Fighter jets already airborne as part of the NATO Baltic Air Policing (BAP) mission were scrambled to respond to the incident when the object fell to the ground, approximately 1 kilometre from the border with Belarus.
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