Drone alert over Lithuania turns out to be flock of birds - as NATO jet scrambled
Berichterstattung chronologisch
Erste Meldung13. Sept., 10:49Drone alert over Lithuania turns out to be flock of birds - as NATO jet scrambled
A NATO fighter jet was scrambled after a possible drone sighting in Lithuanian airspace - but it turned out to be a flock of birds.
Sky News
Folgemeldung15. Sept., 02:19Drone shot down by NATO over Lithuania
NATO fighter jets shot down a drone over Lithuania, the Baltic state's president said Tuesday, in the latest security incident on the alliance's eastern flank during Russia's war with Ukraine.
France 24
Folgemeldung15. Sept., 04:16NATO jets shoot down drone over Lithuania
Lithuania has reported frequent drone incursions since Moscow launched its war against Ukraine. Lithuanian media reports suggest the drone was coming from Russia ally Belarus.
Deutsche Welle
Folgemeldung15. Sept., 06:47NATO 'committed and ready' after shooting down drone over Lithuania
From the Baltics to Poland, Europe's eastern edge is monitoring Russia's war to prevent it spilling over its own borders.
Euronews
Folgemeldung15. Sept., 13:50Italian fighter jets shoot down unidentified drone over Lithuania
The incident marks the second time in 30 days that the Italian Air Force has responded to airspace incursions.
Breaking Defense•Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo
Folgemeldung15. Sept., 19:59NATO jet shoots down suspected Russian drone over Lithuania
EU chief warns of wider conflict as border incursions stoke fears that Ukraine war is spilling into neighbouring states.
Al Jazeera
Neueste15. Sept., 20:26NATO jets down drone over Lithuania as Russian ship fires flares at Danish helicopter
NATO fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace and Denmark accused a Russian frigate of firing flares at a Danish military helicopter on Tuesday, in incidents that heightened tensions along the alliance’s eastern flank.