Ukraine 'regrets' possible diversion of its drones over Lithuania, foreign ministry says
- On Sunday, Ukraine's foreign ministry expressed regret after a drone entered Lithuanian airspace, stating Russian electronic warfare may have diverted the craft during operations targeting Russia.
- Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda reported that a suspected drone exploded over northern Lithuania, prompting authorities to warn residents in several regions about potential aerial threats.
- Debris from the crash struck a civilian vehicle in motion, though crisis management centre head Vilmantas Vitkauskas reported no injuries while authorities investigate whether the drone contained explosives.
- Italian Eurofighter jets deployed under NATO command failed to visually identify the object due to poor weather, while Lithuanian Defence Minister Robertas Kaunas proposed a joint investigation with Poland.
- President Nauseda warned that "Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine is spilling over" onto the eastern flank of NATO and the European Union, underscoring regional security concerns.
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Presidential advisor cites evidence as Polish military investigates incident
The drone, which violated Lithuanian airspace on Sunday, was Ukrainian, flew from Polish territory and carried explosives, declared to journalists on Monday the Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkjavicyus." We checked the data when and from where the drone entered Lithuania's airspace.
EADaily, 19 October 2026: In Kiev, they regret the incident on 18 October, when a Ukrainian drone violated Lithuania's airspace and landed in its territory, as announced by the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Georgi Tikhi.
In Lithuania, in the Pasvalys district, a combat drone exploded on Sunday, according to initial data that it had flown in from Poland. The Joint Assistance Center (BPC) provided data on when people called 112 and reported a drone circling the sky. It turned out that this happened much earlier than residents received notifications on their phones.
Ukrajina se ispričala nakon što je dron uletio u litavski zračni prostor i ondje se srušio. Krhotine water oštetile osobni automobil, ali nitko nije ozlijeđen, rekao je šef nacionalnog centra zakrine situacije Vilmantas Vitkauskas. Drone je u […] Objava Ukrajina se ispričala nakon što se srušio dron u sjevernoj Litvi pojavila se prvi puta na Novi list.
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