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Lithuania detected four drones that intruded into its airspace at night. NATO fighter planes failed to intercept them twice. The military speculated that they may have gone astray due to electronic interference during the Russia-Ukraine war, which would have caused airstrike warnings and flight disruptions.
lithuania happened from yesterday evening to this morningFreelancer In response to the infiltration, warnings of air strikes were issued at many places inside the country.nato The fighter planes tried to intercept the drone twice, but failed to shoot it down. The Lithuanian military determined that the drone may have deviated from its path during Ukraine’s attack on Russia.
Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT) reported that Vilmantas Vitkauskas, director of the National Crisis Management Centre, said that three drones were initially detected in Belarus that night, one of which flew over Latvia; In another incident, a drone entered Lithuania from the direction of Belarus, flew briefly over Poland, then returned to Lithuania and finally flew to Latvia.
As a result, air raid warnings were issued in several areas of Lithuania, with some warnings being changed from yellow to red, requiring people to seek shelter. Similar warnings were issued in parts of Latvia and Estonia. Vilmantas described it as possibly the most unsettling night in Lithuanian history.
According to reports, Lithuanian Armed Forces Chief of Staff Gidrius Premenkus said that NATO fighter planes tried to shoot down the drone twice, but failed due to weather and other factors. He told that the drone was first discovered near Kaunas. Since it was located in a densely populated area at the time, the army did not fire in a hurry to avoid casualties on the ground.
He said the fighter jet later locked on to the target and fired missiles, but failed to hit the drone. After a missile self-detonated, its debris fell in northern Lithuania and was recovered and collected by the military.
Premenetskas said Ukraine was conducting a large number of drone strikes at the time. The Lithuanian military speculated that the drone may have been one of the aircraft groups involved in the attack on Russia and had deviated from its course due to electronic warfare interference. Since the drone was not shot down and the military did not find remains of the aircraft, it was unable to confirm the drone’s origin or determine whether it carried explosives.
According to reports, Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius said that a total of four unmanned aerial vehicles and dozens of radar tracks related to the smuggled balloons were recorded on the night of the incident. Incidents of smuggling balloons and drones once affected Lithuanian air traffic, with Vilnius and Kaunas airports temporarily suspending operations.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda posted on Facebook that as long as Russia’s war against Ukraine continues, drone incursions into Lithuanian territory may occur again, calling on the public to be patient and understanding.
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Lithuania recorded a total of 4 unmanned aerial vehicles that night, some of which entered from the direction of Belarus, and one flew over Poland for a while and then turned back, and finally flew into Latvia, which showed that the trajectory was quite confusing.
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The military said that when it was first discovered, the drone was located in a densely populated area, and it did not immediately fire to avoid casualties on the ground. Later, although it locked and launched the missile, it failed due to weather and other factors and the missile exploded on its own.
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The military has speculated that the drone may have originally participated in Ukraine’s attack on Russia, but was interfered with by electronic warfare and lost its way; However, because all of the debris was not recovered, the source and whether it contained explosives could not be confirmed.
