A drone exploded in Lithuania, it was supposed to have flown from Poland. Tusk: We do not allow operations to be carried out on our territory

We will investigate all circumstances. I count on full cooperation from the Ukrainian side so that we can precisely explain what happened. Without emotions, without bad intentions, Tusk said. However, the Prime Minister stressed that he would be insistent, asking for full explanations.

On behalf of Poland, the operational commander will ask Ukraine for clarification. Regardless of the results of this explanation, I would like to make it very clear that Poland does not allow operations to be carried out on or over our territory without the express consent of the Polish state. This will not change regardless of who would carry out these operations, he said.

Lithuania about the drone. Ukraine apologizes for the incident

According to the Chief of the Defense Staff of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, Giedrius Premeneckas, radars detected the object in question for the first time on Sunday. 5.47 (4.47 Polish time) in Poland, 30–40 km from the border with Lithuania. The drone crossed the border at 6/02 (5/02 in Poland). At At 6.40 (5.40 in Poland) a decision was made to pick up NATO fighters. However, the pilots were unable to make visual contact with the object due to poor weather conditions.

Sinkevicius said that the Ukrainian side confirmed the loss of contact with one of its drones during Sunday's operations. According to the Lithuanian authorities, it is highly probable that it is a machine whose remains were found in the Posvol region.

The cause of the explosion has not been determined. Possible scenarios included a crash, running out of fuel or hitting the ground or trees. As a result of the explosion, a civilian car was damaged, but no one was injured. Ukraine apologized for the incident.