Lithuania's leaders take shelter during drone air alert

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Lithuania's leaders and staff took shelter in a basement after a suspected drone was detected near the Belarus border, leading to flight suspensions. NATO jets were deployed to intercept the drone but were unsuccessful in locating it. This incident follows similar events in the Baltic states involving Ukrainian drones. Estonian officials reported a NATO fighter jet shot down a suspected Ukrainian drone, prompting Ukraine to accuse Moscow of deliberately redirecting Ukrainian drones. Last week, Latvia's Prime Minister resigned amid a crisis over Russian-bound Ukrainian drones entering Latvian territory, and earlier this month, two Ukrainian drones hit an oil storage site in Latvia, which Ukraine attributed to Russian electronic jamming.

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Lithuania's leaders took shelter during a drone air alert.

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Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina resigned after a crisis over Ukrainian drones straying into Latvian territory.

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Estonian officials stated a NATO fighter jet shot down a suspected Ukrainian drone on Tuesday.

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NATO jets were deployed to shoot down a drone but could not locate it.

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Ukraine accused Moscow of deliberately redirecting Ukrainian drones and apologized for 'unintended incidents'.

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The drone's origin had not been confirmed, the centre added.Lithuania's military later said Nato jets had been deployed to shoot down the drone but could not locate it.An evacuation order was also issued at the Seimas, Lithuania's parliament, according to local media, with politicians and staff led down to a basement shelter.On Tuesday, Estonian officials said a Nato fighter jet had shot down a suspected Ukrainian drone. No damage was reported.Ukraine responded by accusing Moscow of deliberately redirecting Ukrainian drones launched at "legitimate military targets" in Russia and apologising to "Estonia and all of our Baltic friends for such unintended incidents".Last week, Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina resigned after a political crisis over Russia-bound Ukrainian drones straying into Latvian territory.Earlier this month, two Ukrainian drones hit an empty oil storage site in Latvia. Ukraine said this was the result of electronic jamming by Russia.A similar incident was reported by Estonia and Latvia in March.

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