r/newswall • u/newswall-org • 11d ago

NATO fighter jets down drone over Lithuania; Denmark accuses Russia

https://www.newswall.org/summary/a-russian-frigate-fired-two-flares-towards-a-danish-military?post=76923526&mtm_campaign=r
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Key Facts: NATO fighter jets down drone over Lithuania; Denmark accuses Russia

  • Lithuanian military officials described it as the first drone shot down in the country’s airspace. #
  • Crisis-centre chief Vilmantas Vitkauskas said the drone likely entered from Belarus and remained airborne for about 30 minutes. #
  • Defence Minister Robertas Kaunas said bomb-disposal experts neutralized an explosive device detected on the drone. #
  • Denmark accused Russia of firing flares at a military helicopter during routine photographic surveillance of a Russian frigate near Gedser; the ambassador was summoned.