A drone believed to be Russian-made that entered Lithuania from Belarusian airspace has been found in a military training area, the Lithuanian army said Friday, August 1st.
The drone entered Lithuania in the early hours of Monday, July 28th, with members of the public recording its flight over parts of the country’s capital, Vilnius, before it disappeared.
The Lithuanian Armed Forces found the drone in the Gaižiūnai military training grounds.
Lithuanian authorities said they first tracked the object in Belarusian airspace before losing contact, with officials coming under criticism for their slow response.
The defence ministry vowed to review response protocols, pledging to allow the military to take down the drones more easily.
A Russian-made drone in September 2024 crashed in Latvia, another Baltic country member of NATO and the European Union.
