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Lithuania issued a warning about a possible military drone in its airspace on Saturday, which was later identified as a weather balloon.

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Lithuania, NATO aircraft
What
Lithuania issued a warning about a possible military drone in its airspace on Saturday, which was later identified as a weather balloon.
When
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 08:29:44 GMT · 5h 16m ago
Where
Lithuania ·
Why
The incident occurred amid ongoing regional tensions and recent airspace violations involving Ukrainian drones failing to hit targets in Russia and trespassing into neighboring countries.
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The deployment of NATO aircraft to investigate a misidentified weather balloon reflects the high-alert status in the Baltic region, underscored by recent airspace violations in neighboring countries.

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