# Baltic tensions rise as NATO shoots down drone over Lithuania

https://mins.news/en/video/59853

- DW News, 2026-09-15 19:14 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOzP8V4db4o

> NATO fighter jets have downed an unidentified drone in Lithuanian airspace for the first time. Separately, a Russian warship fired flares at a Danish military helicopter in the Baltic Sea, raising security concerns across Europe and prompting accusations that Russia is acting increasingly recklessly near NATO’s borders.

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