NATO Jet Shoots Down Unidentified Drone Over Lithuania
· World · The Hindu, BBC News, Reuters
A NATO fighter jet shot down an unidentified drone near Pratkunai village in southern Lithuania shortly after midnight on September 15, 2026. The Lithuanian national crisis management centre confirmed the incident, noting that the drone likely entered the country's airspace from Belarus. Authorities have not yet determined the origin of the drone, though a security alert was issued earlier in the capital, Vilnius. This event follows similar incidents involving stray drones in Estonia and Latvia earlier this year, which have raised concerns about the spillover of the war in Ukraine.
Why it matters
The incident heightens security tensions along NATO's eastern flank and reinforces concerns about the potential for the Russia-Ukraine conflict to cross alliance borders.
Read the original report — The Hindu
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