A suspected drone originating from neighboring Belarus was intercepted and shot down near Pratkunai village in Lithuania’s central-southern region, authorities confirmed. The incident prompted NATO fighter jets to scramble over Vilnius and surrounding areas, while Poland also dispatched its own jets shortly after recovering a suspected Russian drone from its waters. Lithuania’s crisis management center reported the drone was moving westward before being taken down, raising concerns about regional security. The rapid response underscores heightened military readiness in the face of potential aerial threats.
The drone, which reportedly entered from Belarus, was shot down near Pratkunai village in central-southern LithuaniaNato fighter jets shot down a drone over Lithuania after an alert was issued in the capital, Vilnius, and surrounding region, while Poland scrambled fighter jets less than a day after retrieving a suspected Russian drone adrift in its waters.The Lithuania drone was shot down near the central-southern village of Pratkunai outside the city of Kaunas, said emergency authorities early on Tuesday. The drone came from neighbouring Belarus and was heading west, according to information from Lithuania’s crisis management centre that was reported by national radio LRT. Continue reading...
