“The danger has been canceled, everyone can calm down. If there are no changes in the radar displays, the situation will end like this,” said NKVC head Vilmantas Vitkauskas to LRT radio.
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A yellow air danger warning due to a possible drone threat was issued after 1 p.m. and was valid for about half an hour. The yellow warning signal means that residents are invited to remain calm and find a safe place.
Due to the announced probable air danger, NATO fighters were scrambled from the Aviation Base located in Šiauliai.
Due to the announced probable air danger, flights at Vilnius airport were suspended, and “Maxima” announced that it temporarily suspended the operation of 70 stores and other units in the Vilnius, Trakai, Elektrėnai districts, Daugai, and Pabradė.
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V. Vitkauskas said that the mark seen on the radars was not necessarily a drone.
“It is not necessarily an unmanned aerial vehicle,” emphasized V. Vitkauskas.
According to him, the object’s mark on the radars was recorded in the southern part of Vilnius, with the trajectory leading towards Lentvaris. According to the NKVC head, the past danger was confirmed by NATO fighter pilots.
“The threat level has been eliminated, we can continue normal life, a usual Sunday,” said V. Vitkauskas.
Meanwhile, the Lithuanian Armed Forces reported on Sunday that at 4:05 a.m., military air force radars near Varėna recorded an object crossing the country’s territory and entering the Kaliningrad region of Russia. It is likely that it came from Belarus.
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