Where did the object that fell in Jodaniec come from? Lithuania proposes a joint investigation to Poland

In the morning, the Lithuanian authorities announced a red alert and called on residents of the central and northern parts of the country to go to shelters. The reason was the violation of Lithuanian airspace by an unidentified flying object. The alarm lasted for an hour.

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda wrote on the X platform that an object resembling a drone exploded over the northern part of Lithuania, posing a threat to civilians. "Our specialists are currently working on site," he added.

The head of the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defense said that the object came from Poland

Lithuanian Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas stated that the object found on Sunday probably entered Lithuanian airspace from Poland. He added that a joint investigation was proposed to Poland in connection with the incident.

"It was initially determined that the object entered Lithuanian airspace from Polish territory. I have already contacted the Polish Minister of Defense and asked for cooperation to jointly investigate this incident," Kaunas told journalists, quoted by BNS.

Earlier, the National Crisis Management Center (NKVC) of Lithuania reported that the remains of a drone were probably discovered near the village of Jodaniec. Some of the debris hit a civilian vehicle, Kaunas said. The village of Jodańce is located approximately 10 km from the border with Latvia and approximately 216 km from the border with Poland in a straight line.

The response of the Polish Ministry of National Defense

There is no indication that any drone entered Lithuania from Poland, Janusz Sejmej, spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense, told RMF FM's report Jakub Rybski. He added that last night the Polish armed forces did not observe any activity of unmanned aerial vehicles in the northern part of Poland.

During a red alert in Lithuania, NATO fighters were called into action and the airport in Kaunas, located near Lithuania's second largest city, was temporarily closed. However, NATO aircraft failed to visually identify the object due to cloud cover and did not attempt to shoot it down, the crisis management center reported.