Showing posts with label Lithuania. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lithuania. Show all posts

Monday, October 19, 2026

Lithuania will ask NATO for permission to shoot down drones without prior confirmation

 Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius has stated that the Baltic nation will request permission from NATO to shoot down drones that enter its airspace, even without visual confirmation, according to the Lithuanian broadcaster LRT.

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Sunday, September 13, 2026

Lithuania mistook a flock of birds for a drone and closed its airspace

 On September 13, Lithuania closed Vilnius Airport, and NATO scrambled at least one fighter jet in response to the possible presence of a drone in the country's airspace.

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Lithuania's leaders take shelter during drone air alert

Lithuania's president and prime minister were forced to take shelter on Tuesday, when a drone alert caused the capital Vilnius to come to a standstill.

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Ukrainian UAV crews in Lithuania may threaten Russia

Ukrainian UAV crews in Lithuania may pose a threat to Russia's security, a source in the Russian law enforcement agencies told TASS.

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Lithuania requests NATO help boost its air defenses after second drone crosses border

 Lithuania is calling on NATO to help strengthen its air defenses after a drone carrying 2 kilograms of explosives entered the country from Belarus and crashed in a military training area.

Friday, January 17, 2025

GPS interference forces Ryanair diversion from Lithuania

A Ryanair plane about to land at Vilnius airport was diverted to Warsaw in Poland because of GPS interference, Lithuania's air navigation authority said.

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Lithuania summons Russian diplomat over sea border expansion

Lithuania said Wednesday it has summoned a Russian diplomatic envoy over plans to unilaterally extend Russia’s maritime border into Lithuanian and Finnish waters, warning the move could be a hybrid warfare tactic.

Friday, April 26, 2024

Poland practices transfer of mechanized brigade to Lithuania's Suwalki Corridor area

Poland has practiced the transfer of a mechanized brigade to the territory of neighboring Lithuania during exercises in the area of the Suwalki Corridor, Polish President Andrzej Duda, who observed the maneuvers, said at a joint press conference with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda.

Thursday, April 25, 2024

Belarus says it thwarted attack on Minsk by drones launched from Lithuania

The head of the Belarusian security service said on Thursday it had thwarted an attack on the capital Minsk by drones launched from Lithuania, Russian state news agencies said.

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Germany Holds Large-Scale Military Drills near Russian Border

More than 3,000 German military personnel are taking part in the Grand Quadriga 2024 drills that kicked off in Lithuania on Tuesday.

Monday, April 8, 2024

Germany Sends First Soldiers for Permanent Lithuania Force

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius described the start of a German brigade in Lithuania as a key step to improve the deployment capability of NATO forces and "an important day for the Bundeswehr."

Sunday, March 31, 2024

Netherlands to Field Patriot Missiles Close to Russian Border

The Netherlands will deploy a Patriot air defense unit to its NATO ally Lithuania as part of a summer joint air defense exercise, the Dutch Defense Ministry announced this week.

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

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