Lithuania's leaders take shelter during drone air alert

Flights were suspended and people were urged to take shelter after a suspected drone was detected near the Belarus border.

Lithuania lifts air alert after suspected drones approaching from Belarus diverted - Europe live

Incident comes just a day after Nato had to shoot down a suspected stray Ukrainian drone over Estonia The drone alert in Lithuania has just been lifted, with the country’s defence minister quoted by Reuters as saying that the drone flew by Lentvaris near the capital, Vilnius, before diverting in a different direction. We will no doubt get more details on this soon. Continue reading...

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