Nato jets shoot down drone that flew into Lithuanian airspace
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Nato fighter pilots have shot down a drone that entered Lithuania's airspace overnight, the Lithuanian president said.
Authorities said the drone likely entered southern Lithuania, near the second-largest city of Kaunas, from neighbouring Belarus shortly after midnight on Tuesday.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda wrote in a statement on X: "A drone that just entered Lithuanian airspace was destroyed by NATO fighter jets.
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Nato fighter pilots have shot down a drone that entered Lithuania's airspace overnight, the Lithuanian president said.
Authorities said the drone likely entered southern Lithuania, near the second-largest city of Kaunas, from neighbouring Belarus shortly after midnight on Tuesday.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda wrote in a statement on X: "A drone that just entered Lithuanian airspace was destroyed by NATO fighter jets.