Lithuania's leaders take shelter during drone air alert
Summary
Lithuanian leaders and parliament members took shelter during a drone air alert in Vilnius, causing flights and travel to stop temporarily. The alert followed recent drone incidents over the Baltic states, involving drones suspected to be from Ukraine and interference blamed on Russia.Key Facts
- Lithuania's president and prime minister went to emergency shelters during a drone air alert.
- The alert stopped flights and paused road and rail travel in the capital city, Vilnius.
- It is unclear who sent the drone that triggered the alert.
- NATO jets were deployed but could not find the drone over Lithuania.
- Estonia shot down a suspected Ukrainian drone, believed to have been redirected by Russian electronic interference.
- Ukraine apologized for drones accidentally entering Baltic airspace and blamed Russia for redirecting its drones.
- Latvia’s Prime Minister resigned after a political crisis related to drones entering Latvian territory.
- Russia accused the Baltic states of allowing Ukraine to use their airspace to strike Russia, which the Baltic countries deny.
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