NATO jets down drone over Lithuania as Russian ship fires flares at Danish helicopter

The incident came less than a day after NATO leaders pledged that strikes close to the alliance's territory would drive the trans-Atlantic organization to increase support for Kyiv.

The origin of the drone is currently unknown, but authorities say it likely entered Lithuania from neighbouring Belarus, an ally of Russia.

Ursula von der Leyen says incidents ‘part of broader pattern of Russian aggression and provocation against Europe’ A Russian warship fired two emergency flares at a Danish helicopter in the Baltic Sea and an Italian Nato fighter jet shot down a drone carrying an explosive device over Lithuania in what the EU described ...

EU chief warns of wider conflict as border incursions stoke fears that Ukraine war is spilling into neighbouring states.

NATO fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace and Denmark accused a Russian frigate of firing flares at a Danish military helicopter on Tuesday, in incidents that heightened tensions along the alliance’s eastern flank.

NATO jet shoots down suspected Russian drone over Lithuania