VilniusAn Italian jet shot down a drone likely carrying explosives.
It is the first drone downed in Lithuania’s airspace, testing NATO’s threshold for a kinetic response.
The drone entered from Belarus and flew 30 minutes over populated areas before interception near Kaunas.
Lithuania’s foreign ministry will summon Belarus’s ambassador over the incursion.
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- MoneyControl
- Bangkok Post
- The Korea Times
- links drone incident to Rutte's messaging on Russian desperation, NATO's commitments to Ukraine support
- TEMPO.CO
- specifies Belarus origin assessment, reports 30-minute flight path along populated area outskirts
Sources: MoneyControl, Bangkok Post, The Korea Times, TEMPO.CO