NATO jets down drone over Lithuania after alliance warns strikes will drive support for Ukraine
Officials said the drone was likely carrying explosives and stayed over populated areas for about 30 minutes before being intercepted.
- On Tuesday, Italian fighter jets participating in NATO's Baltic Air Policing Mission shot down a drone in Lithuanian airspace, marking the first time a drone has been intercepted over the country.
- The intercepted device, which Lithuania's National Crisis Management Center reported likely carried explosives, remained in airspace for about 30 minutes and most likely entered from Belarus near the village of Pratkunai.
- NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Monday that strikes near alliance territory demonstrate Russian President Vladimir Putin's "desperation and also his desire to sow fear and terror," pledging to bolster the 32-nation alliance's defenses.
- Separately, Denmark reported that a Russian frigate fired flares at a Danish Air Force helicopter during "routine photographic coverage" in the Baltic Sea, prompting the Danish Foreign Ministry to call the actions "completely unacceptable."
- Regional Governor Yuri Slyusar reported a "massive" Ukrainian drone attack sparked fires in the Russian city of Taganrog, while Russian strikes continued across Ukraine despite reports of a potential agreement to avoid hitting energy infrastructure.
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Several soldiers did not pass a security check due to links with Russia and Belarus.
NATO has indicated its readiness for possible Russian provocation or escalation on the eastern flank and has detailed military plans for an attack.
Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and France raised their security alerts in Europe to warnings about possible hybrid attacks by Russia against NATO countries supporting Ukraine.
The NATO military plans to act immediately are ready to respond to the potential escalation and provocations by Russia on the eastern flank of Europe, as announced by Admiral Giuseppe Kavo Dragon, the head of the NATO Military Committee, reporting to RBK-Ukraine with reference to Politico. The North Atlantic Union ' s response to threats by the North Atlantic military leadership confirms full readiness to protect the bloc ' s borders.
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