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Lithuanian President Nauseda announced that he destroyed the UAV with NATO planes

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In his statement on the US-based X platform, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda stated that a UAV that entered Lithuanian airspace was destroyed by NATO warplanes and airport activities were temporarily stopped and then restarted.

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Lithuania has strengthened its air defenses and increased coordination with NATO allies as tensions increased over Russia's attack on Ukraine.

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President Nauseda, in his statement on the social media platform of US-based company he said.

Stating that such preparation is of vital importance for the region in this period when Russia intensifies its aggression against Ukraine, Nauseda said, "Lithuania will defend its airspace together with our NATO allies." he stated.

According to the news of Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT), according to initial evaluations, the UAV, which entered Lithuanian airspace from Belarus, was destroyed near the village of Pratkunai in Kaisiadorys district of Kaunas province.

While the activities of Vilnius Airport and its airspace were also curtailed, the activities of the airport were restarted after it was announced that the air attack threat had been removed.

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Lithuania will strengthen its air defense systems and conduct more frequent air missions with NATO.
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