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Drone shot down in Lithuania ‘probably from Russia’ as EU warns of ‘pattern of aggression’ - Europe live

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The European Commission’s president warned that recent actions in Denmark and Lithuania are ‘not isolated incidents’ Russian warship fires flares at Danish helicopter as Nato jets shoot down drone over Lithuania Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybi…

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:32:12 UTC.

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  1. NATO jets shoot down a drone in Lithuanian airspace

  2. Nato jets down drone that entered Lithuanian airspace

  3. NATO jets down drone in Lithuanian airspace after bloc warns strikes will drive support for Ukraine

  4. Russian warship fires flares at Danish helicopter as Nato jets shoot down drone over Lithuania

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  6. NATO jets shoot down drone in Lithuanian airspace as Russia grows 'increasingly reckless,' Rutte says

  7. Drone shot down in Lithuania ‘probably from Russia’ as EU warns of ‘pattern of aggression’ - Europe live

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NATO jets shoot down a drone in Lithuanian airspace

The incident came less than a day after NATO leaders pledged that strikes close to the alliance's territory would drive the trans-Atlantic organization to increase support for Kyiv.

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