Nato jets shoot down drone violating Lithuania’s airspace
TV picture of a suspected Russian drone lying on a Baltic Sea beach after it was retrieved by the Polish military on Monday. Nato scrambled planes to shoot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace on Tuesday. Photograph: AFPTV/TVN/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenTV picture of a suspected Russian drone lying on a Baltic Sea beach after it was retrieved by the Polish military on Monday.
- ▪TV picture of a suspected Russian drone lying on a Baltic Sea beach after it was retrieved by the Polish military on Monday.
- ▪Nato scrambled planes to shoot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace on Tuesday.
- ▪Photograph: AFPTV/TVN/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenTV picture of a suspected Russian drone lying on a Baltic Sea beach after it was retrieved by the Polish military on Monday.
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- ▪ Nato jets down drone that entered Lithuanian airspace — BBC News — World
- ▪ Lithuania says drone sighting turns out to be flock of birds, after NATO summons jets - Reuters — Google News
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| Publication time | Tue, 15 Sep 2026 03:36:56 GMT |
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TV picture of a suspected Russian drone lying on a Baltic Sea beach after it was retrieved by the Polish military on Monday. Nato scrambled planes to shoot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace on Tuesday. Photograph: AFPTV/TVN/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenTV picture of a suspected Russian drone lying on a Baltic Sea beach after it was retrieved by the Polish military on Monday. Nato scrambled planes to shoot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace on Tuesday.
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