# Nato jets shoot down drone violating Lithuania’s airspace

https://mins.news/en/item/58704

- The Guardian, 2026-09-15 03:36 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/15/nato-jets-shoot-down-drone-violating-lithuania-airspace-kaunas

> Nato fighter jets shot down a drone near Pratkunai in south-central Lithuania after an alert over Vilnius and the surrounding region. Lithuania’s crisis management centre said it reportedly entered from Belarus and was heading west. Poland also activated its air force as a precaution amid Russian drone attacks on Ukraine.

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