Vilnius Airport temporarily closed after drone detected from Belarus
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- A drone entered Lithuanian airspace from Belarus and authorities advised Vilnius residents to seek shelter; the Lithuanian crisis centre director said the object posed no danger and confirmed no aerial threat, and Vilnius Airport was temporarily closed.
- Last month a NATO fighter aircraft shot down a drone near Kaunas that had entered from Belarus; the president said the drone was likely intended to attack Ukraine but was diverted by electronic warfare; Lithuania is preparing for a possible confrontation with Russia and conducted evacuation drills for residents in Vilnius and along the border at the end of last month.