NATO jets fail twice to shoot down drone over northern Lithuania as Baltic airspace alerts spread
NATO fighter jets twice failed to shoot down an unidentified drone over northern Lithuania overnight, in an incident that triggered air-raid warnings across the Baltic states and precautionary restrictions in Finland. The aircraft crossed from Belarus into Lithuania, briefly entered Polish airspace, then moved back into Lithuania before continuing north toward Latvia and Estonia. It later headed toward Russia, according to the information released by Lithuanian officials.Lithuanian authorities said the drone was first detected at around 1.20am local time, after three unmanned aircraft were initially seen operating in Belarusian airspace and moving north toward Latvia. Latvia's armed forces later reported... [Continue Reading]
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