# NATO jets bring down drone over Lithuania

https://mins.news/en/item/58817

- France 24, 2026-09-15 02:19 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260915-drone-shot-down-by-nato-over-lithuania

> On Tuesday, Lithuania’s president disclosed that alliance warplanes had destroyed an unmanned aircraft above the country. The event is the latest security-related episode on NATO’s eastern flank amid Russia’s war with Ukraine.

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