NATO fighter jets shoot down a drone in Lithuania after an emergency alert is sent to residents’ mobile phones. The drone is reported to have violated Lithuanian airspace, and an alert is triggered that includes an air-raid warning.
Outlets describe the incident as beginning with warnings sent out shortly after midnight, particularly affecting the Vilnius area and surrounding regions. The alerts prompt people in the region to take precautions while authorities respond.
Different reports vary on specific details such as the drone’s origin. One outlet links the drone to Belarus, while another says the origin is not yet determined. The timing also varies slightly in accounts, but multiple sources agree that the drone is destroyed roughly within about half an hour of the alert being issued.
