# Nato jets shoot down drone that entered Lithuanian airspace

https://mins.news/en/item/58691

- BBC News, 2026-09-15 02:22 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjx2zgk7edlzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Nato fighter pilots shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace overnight, President Gitanas Nausėda said. Authorities believe it may have crossed from Belarus near Kaunas, although its origin remains unknown. Lithuanian forces and Italian pilots serving the Nato air-defence mission responded to the incursion.

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