WorldPingNATO scrambled fighter jets overnight to shoot down a drone over Lithuania after the latest incursion on the alliance's eastern flank.
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WorldPingMinister says discussions are ongoing on how to strengthen the alliance’s eastern flank after security incidents intensify across Europe, including in Denmark and Poland Separately, Vilnius airport was forced to temporarily suspend its operations thi…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Guardian
WorldPingThe origin of the drone is currently unknown, but authorities say it likely entered Lithuania from neighbouring Belarus, an ally of Russia.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC News
WorldPingThe 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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WorldPingThe state post service delivers pensions, medicine and letters to people just miles from the front.
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WorldPingThe drone, which reportedly entered from Belarus, was shot down near Pratkunai village in central-southern Lithuania Nato fighter jets shot down a drone over Lithuania after an alert was issued in the capital, Vilnius, and surrounding region, while…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Guardian
WorldPingBaltic states Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia — NATO members sharing a long border with Russia — regularly report drone incursions into their territories as part of Moscow's war with Ukraine.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Hindu
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