NATO fighter jet downs drone over Lithuania likely launched by Russia
A NATO aircraft shot down an unidentified drone in southern Lithuanian airspace early Tuesday.
A NATO fighter jet shot down a drone in southern Lithuania shortly after midnight on Tuesday, according to Al Jazeera. NATO assessed the drone was "probably" launched by Russia, though the assessment stopped short of confirmation.
The incident marks another aerial incursion into NATO airspace amid ongoing tensions between the alliance and Russia over the war in Ukraine.
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