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NATO Fighter Jets Shoot Down Drone in Lithuanian Airspace After Initial False Alarm

NATO jets shot down a drone over Lithuania after a brief scare involving a flock of birds, raising concerns about regional security and ongoing tensions with Russia.

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Key moments · 6

NATO jet scrambled after possible drone sighting, turns out to be birds

Sky News ↗

Lithuania airport briefly closed after drone scare

The Independent ↗

NATO jets intercept and shoot down real drone over Lithuania

BBC - Home ↗

Lithuanian residents receive emergency alerts during drone incident

Home | GB News ↗

Lithuanian president thanks NATO and emphasizes ongoing threat

ARD Tagesschau ↗

Reports suggest drone may have entered from Belarus

Deutsche Welle ↗

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14 articles

  1. NATO 'committed and ready' after shooting down drone over Lithuania
    Euronews
  2. Un drone che era entrato nello spazio aereo della Lituania è stato abbattuto da jet della NATO
    Il Post
  3. Un drone abattu par l'Otan au-dessus de la Lituanie
    Franceinfo
  4. Caccia della Nato abbattono un drone sopra la Lituania
    TGcom24
  5. Kampjets schießen Drohne über Litauen ab
    DIE WELT

8 articles

  1. Ukraine-Krieg - NATO-Kampfjets schießt Drohne über Litauen ab
    Deutschlandfunk - Fortlaufende Nachrichten vom 24. August 2026
  2. Nato jets shoot down drone that flew into Lithuanian airspace
    BBC - Home
  3. NATO jets shoot down a drone over Lithuania that entered lithuanian airspace from Bealarus
    World News News
  4. NATO fighter jet shoots down drone in Lithuania
    The Hindu
  5. Nato-Ostflanke: Kampfflugzeuge schießen Drohne über Litauen ab
    DIE ZEIT | Nachrichten, News, Hintergründe und Debatten

2 articles

  1. Nato jet scrambled to Lithuania ‘drone sighting’ turns out to be flock of birds
    The Independent
  2. Drone alert over Lithuania turns out to be flock of birds - as NATO jet scrambled
    Sky News