Conflict & Security
NATO jets shoot down drone that entered Lithuanian airspace
September 15, 2026 at 12:57 AM
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4 reports · 3 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 11 hours
AJAl Jazeera Arabic
فرقاطة روسية تستهدف مروحية دانماركية وكوبنهاغن تستدعي السفير
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MAMasrawy
مقاتلة تابعة لـ الناتو تسقط طائرة مسيرة في المجال الجوي الليتواني
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مقاتلات "الناتو" تسقط مسيرة في أجواء ليتوانيا
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BNBBC News
Nato jets shoot down drone that flew into Lithuanian airspace
(opens the publisher’s site)NATO fighter jets destroyed a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace from Belarus on Tuesday, President Gitanas Nausėda announced.
- NATO fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace near Kaunas from Belarus shortly after midnight on Tuesday.
- Nausėda said Lithuania will defend its airspace together with its NATO allies.
- A spokesperson for Lithuania's national crisis management centre said the drone's origins have yet to be determined.
- Drone alerts sounded across Vilnius and the surrounding region on Tuesday.