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Litauen ist Mitglied der NATO und überwacht seinen Luftraum aufgrund der geografischen Nähe zu Russland und Belarus verstärkt.
Nach einer möglichen Drohnensichtung hat Litauen den Flughafen Vilnius geschlossen. Die NATO hat nach Angaben des Krisenmanagements mindestens einen Kampfjet entsandt.
Litauen reagiert auf einen möglichen Drohnenvorfall. Nach einer möglichen Sichtung im litauischen Luftraum schloss das Land den Flughafen Vilnius. Daraufhin alarmierte die NATO nach Angaben des Nationalen Krisenmanagementzentrums mindestens einen Kampfjet. Die Behörden stuften die Lage damit als sicherheitsrelevant ein. Der Artikel wird laufend aktualisiert.
Two people were killed in Ukrainian drone strikes in the Russian republic of Tatarstan. Refineries in Nizhnekamsk and Krasnodar were also hit, Kiev and local authorities confirmed.
THW forces from Lower Saxony practiced controlled blasting on a training dike on the Wurster North Sea coast in order to prepare for possible relief blasting in the event of flooding. Interior Minister Daniela Behrens emphasized the importance of volunteer work for disaster control.

Defense Minister Boris Pistorius plans to purchase its own satellites for the Bundeswehr this year. The aim is improved intelligence and surveillance as well as greater strategic independence from the USA.

According to media reports, the investigation into the attempted drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport leads to the Russian secret service GRU. A suspected logistician traveled in and out via Turkey.

Unarmed drones can collect sensitive data through overflights and endanger internal security, as Ulrike Franke from the European Council on Foreign Relations explains. Although Germany has been poorly prepared so far, there is progress with the new drone security technology center in Cochstedt. Franke emphasizes that small, inexpensive drones are central to hybrid warfare and that effective defense through jamming, spoofing, networks or hacking is possible - but never perfect. The goal must be prevention.
According to ISW, Ukrainian troops defended positions southeast of Slovyansk. In Mykolaivka, soldiers are said to have fended off disguised Russian infiltrators.