# NATO jets scramble after drone explodes in Lithuanian airspace

https://mins.news/en/item/105355

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-18 17:59 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/nato-jets-scramble-as-drone-explodes-in-lithuanian-airspace/

> An unidentified object, likely a drone, entered Lithuanian airspace and exploded on Oct. 18, sending residents to shelters and damaging a civilian vehicle; no one was hurt. NATO jets responded but could not identify it in cloudy conditions and did not try to shoot it down. Ukraine said Russian electronic warfare may have diverted a Ukrainian drone, while Poland said its radar did not confirm a border crossing.

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