On Tuesday night, a drone that flew from Belarus into Lithuania in the Kaišiadorys district, near the Kruonis hydroelectric power plant, was shot down by Italian fighter jets stationed in Šiauliai.
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While the drone was flying over Lithuanian territory, residents were sent notifications about a potential air threat.
According to preliminary data, it may have been carrying explosives; the drone was shot down far from residential areas.
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As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, warnings about possible air threats have been issued in Lithuania in recent months, but this is the first time a drone has been shot down over the country’s airspace. This has previously been done in Latvia and Estonia.
In a special 15min broadcast, R. Kaunas reiterated what is already known: it was established that the airspace was violated by a drone from Belarus, which was neutralized about 20 minutes after midnight by NATO fighter jets conducting an air defense mission in Lithuania.
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Lithuania plans to deliver a note to Minsk because of this.
