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NATO Shot Down a Drone Over Lithuania and Denmark Reported Another Incident Involving a Russian Frigate
The military alliance reported a new air incursion on its eastern flank amid the war in Ukraine. At the same time, Copenhagen protested to Moscow over the launch of flares against a Danish helicopter in the Baltic Sea.
NATO fighter jets shot down overnight a drone that had entered Lithuanian airspace, according to France 24 based on statements by Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda.
“A drone that had just entered Lithuanian airspace was destroyed by NATO fighter jets,” Nauseda wrote on X, according to that outlet. The president added that, with the intensification of Russian aggression against Ukraine, that level of readiness is key for the region.
France 24 noted that Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, all NATO members and with an extensive border with Russia, regularly report drone incursions since Moscow launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
In another episode, Denmark said that a Russian frigate fired two emergency flares at a Danish helicopter in the Baltic Sea. According to France 24, the Danish armed forces said one of their Fennec helicopters was carrying out a routine photographic operation over a Russian frigate in international waters off Gedser when it was hit by the launch of two flares, one of which passed close to the aircraft.
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen described the incident as “completely unacceptable” and announced that the Russian ambassador was summoned for explanations, always according to France 24.
In addition, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned that drone attacks by Russia near the border between Ukraine and Poland will lead the alliance to reinforce its support for Kyiv, France 24 reported.
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