Lithuanian Defence Ministry: Drone Was Not Shot Down Due to Bad Weather
Lithuania's Defence Ministry has explained why an object that entered the country's airspace on Sunday morning was not shot down. Difficult weather conditions hampered its visual identification.
Lithuania's Defence Ministry has said why an object resembling a drone, which entered Lithuanian airspace on the morning of Sunday, 18 October 2026, was not shot down. Lithuania is a member of NATO and the European Union, so such airspace violations are treated as a sensitive security matter.
The ministry's explanation
According to the ministry, the object was not shot down because of difficult weather conditions. These made it hard to identify the object visually.
The source gives no further details about the object's origin, its flight path or any follow-up action. More may become clear once additional information is released.
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