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- Oct 18
Ukraine apologises, blames Russian jamming for drone crash in Lithuania
Lithuania raised a red air alarm on the morning of Sunday, 18 October, after an unidentified drone came down and damaged a civilian car. Kyiv apologised and said Russian electronic warfare may have pushed its drones off course.
- Sep 18
Italian Eurofighters intercept two Russian military jets over Lithuania
Two Italian Eurofighter F-2000 jets scrambled from Lithuania's Šiauliai airbase after Russian military aircraft violated Lithuanian airspace, following days of security incidents along NATO's eastern frontier.
- Sep 15
Italian NATO jets intercept and down explosive-laden drone over Lithuania
Italian fighter jets operating under NATO Baltic Air Policing intercepted an unmanned aerial vehicle entering from Belarus, with Lithuanian sappers neutralizing an explosive payload found on the wreckage.
- Sep 14
Italian NATO jets shoot down explosive-laden drone over Lithuania after airspace breach from Belarus
Italian fighter aircraft operating under NATO Baltic Air Policing brought down an unmanned aerial vehicle carrying explosives near Kaunas after it entered from Belarus on Tuesday.
- Sep 13
Lithuania scrambles NATO fighter jets and halts Vilnius flights over flock of birds
Lithuanian authorities shut Vilnius airport for 38 minutes and scrambled Italian fighter jets after radar operators mistook a flock of birds for an airspace-violating drone.
