The southernmost town in Denmark, at Falster’s tip
NATO fighter jets have shot down a jet-powered drone that entered Lithuanian airspace from Belarus and fell near Pratkunai, central Lithuania. Authorities have said the device likely carried explosives; Lithuania has begun analysing the wreckage. Allied officials are saying the incident fits a pattern of cross-border drone activity tied to RussiaUkraine fighting, and diplomatic rebuttals are continuing.
Lithuania reports the first drone downing in its airspace near Pratkūnai, with authorities saying an explosives device was detected and neutralized. NATO members are weighing the broader implications as Baltic security tensions rise.
Denmark has summoned Russia’s ambassador after a Russian warship has fired two emergency flares at a Danish Fennec helicopter during a routine photographic mission in international waters off Gedser. Copenhagen has called the action unacceptable and reckless; Moscow has defended its crew and accused Danish aircraft of dangerous manoeuvres.