Nato jets shoot down drone violating Lithuania’s airspace
The drone, which reportedly entered from Belarus, was shot down near Pratkunai village in central-southern Lithuania
TL;DR
- Nato fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace from Belarus.
- The drone was detected near Pratkunai village, outside Kaunas, Lithuania.
- Poland scrambled fighter jets and recovered a suspected Russian drone from the Baltic Sea.
- The recovered Polish drone is believed to be a Russian Gerbera, used as a decoy or for carrying explosives.
- Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia have experienced repeated drone incursions since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
- A Russian drone recently hit a passenger train on Ukraine's border with Poland.