This is the second time in just 20 days. A drone from Belarus was detected in Lithuanian airspace on Monday, causing the dissemination of a general alert message for the inhabitants of the Vilnius capital and its surroundings.
According to the first elements available, the drone was seen flying at an altitude of around 200 m around 5 am. “We are trying to determine his current position and the place he was able to fall,” said Darius Buta, spokesperson for the National Crisis Management Center.
“An unidentified drone entered into the territory”
According to a source from the Parisian present near Vilnius, the authorities broadcast an “level 2” alert message on phones located in the area concerned.
“Police informs the observation of an unidentified type drone entered on Lithuanian territory from Belarus on July 28 in the morning. The inhabitants who notice the slaughtered drone are asked to do not get closer And to immediately report to the authorities, ”he writes in the message.
If no official confirmation has yet been made, the drone would probably come from Belarus. There is no indication that he has happened deliberately on Lithuanian soil. The exact model of the drone is not known but the sound and visual characteristics make one think of a drone of the gerbera type, used by Russia in its air assaults on kyiv and Ukraine.
It is the second foray for a drone in a month. On July 10, a Russian Drone Gerbera was spotted in the Lithuanian sky, according to the Lithuanian Minister of Defense, “without representing threat”.
‼️‼️‼️ Another drone has entered Lithuanian airspace from Belarus, reportedly spotted near Vilnius.
According to LRT, the UAV was seen flying at an altitude of around 200 meters. Its exact type has not been identified.
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These incursions still symbolize the growing tensions between Belarus, an ally of Russia, and Lithuania, a member of NATO. In April, Vilnius unveiled a 48 -hour evacuation plan in the event of war. The Lithuanian capital is only located 30 km from the border with Belarus, which Russia used as a starting point for its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
In early May, Lithuania also announced a plan of 1.1 billion euros to strengthen the protection of its border. This new financial effort, spread over ten years, will allow the Baltic country to “block and slow down the actions of hostile states”, he assured.
The ministry added that 800 million euros, on the total envelope of 1.1 billion euros, would be devoted to anti -tank mines.
