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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Ukraine war live: NATO downs drone over Lithuania, Russian frigate fires flares at Danish helicopter
NATO jets down drone in Lithuanian airspace
Russian warship fires flares at Danish helicopter as Nato jets shoot down drone over Lithuania
Japan loses contact with a surveillance drone off the country's northwestern coast
Lithuania briefs EU allies after drone shot down by Nato jets overnight – Europe live
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WorldPingThe origin of the drone is currently unknown, but authorities say it likely entered Lithuania from neighbouring Belarus, an ally of Russia.
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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 Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha responded to the incident in Denmark, d…
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WorldPingJapan's air force has lost contact with one of its surveillance drones during a flight off the northwestern coast…
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WorldPingDanish prime minister Mette Frederiksen condemns ‘reckless action from Russia towards Denmark’s military’ A Russian warship has fired two emergency flares at a Danish helicopter in the Baltic Sea, and Nato fighter jets have shot down a drone over Lit…
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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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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.
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