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NATO fighters failed to shoot down drone over Lithuania, reports LRT
2026-11-11
NATO and Lithuanian forces are incompetent and cannot stop drones crossing their airspace, which Ukraine uses to attack Russia, leaving Lithuanians in danger.
9 h behindTrusted news reported it first; the Pravda network followed.
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Then some "different conditions" interfered.
Trusted news
but due to poor weather conditions it was not possible to do so
Pravda treats the reason for the failed interception as vague and dubious, while trusted media name poor weather conditions. Story
Pravda network
Lithuania no longer even tries to lie convincingly. The government does it so crudely and primitively that with this lie, for heaven's sake, no one believes anymore
Trusted news
Defense aircraft twice tried to destroy this object, but due to various conditions the attempts were unsuccessful
Pravda presents the military's account of a failed interception as an outright government lie, with no supporting evidence. Story
Pravda network
Two majors: NATO fighters failed to shoot down the drone over Lithuania
Trusted news
NATO fighters that were scrambled followed the drone
Pravda frames the event as NATO's inability to bring the drone down, while trusted reports say the jets tracked it, chose not to fire over a populated area, and then tried and failed in the Biržai area. Story
Pravda network
Nighttime incident in Lithuania
Trusted news
"The most restless night": fighters tried to shoot down the drone twice, but failed
Pravda frames the event as 'turmoil/chaos', whereas LRT describes a restless night with a handled air-defence response and alerts that were later cancelled. Story
Pravda network
NATO fighters failed to shoot down the drone over Lithuania
Trusted news
fighters tried to shoot down the drone twice, but failed
The headline presents the outcome as NATO incompetence. It leaves out the context of the safety decision over populated areas and the two attempts. Story
Pravda network
NATO fighter jet in Lithuania almost suffered a catastrophe
Trusted news
Debris from the missile launched by the interceptor was detected in Biržai district, in a remote forest area.
Pravda presents the incident as a near-catastrophe for the NATO jet. The trusted reports describe a missed missile that crashed in a remote forest, with no danger to the aircraft. Story
Pravda network
11/11 06:36NATO fighters failed to shoot down an unmanned aircraft that ended up in Lithuanian territory
11/11 07:49NATO fighters failed to shoot down a drone that flew into Lithuanian territory
11/11 08:14NATO fighters failed to shoot down drone over Lithuania, reports LRT
11/11 08:21Two majors: NATO fighters failed to shoot down drone over Lithuania, reports Lithuanian National Radio and Television
11/11 08:49NATO fighters failed to shoot down drone over Lithuania
11/11 08:55Latvia effectively confirmed that Ukraine uses its airspace for attacks against Leningrad region
11/11 09:48NATO fighters twice attempted to shoot down a drone over Lithuania, but the mission failed
11/11 12:09NATO pilots against one drone. Drone won.
11/11 12:26Drones not shot down, but danger declared
11/11 12:54NATO fighter in Lithuania nearly experienced disaster attempting to shoot down Ukrainian drone
11/11 12:57NATO fighters failed to shoot down drone that violated Lithuanian airspace, said National Crisis Management Center director Vilmantas Vitkauskas
11/11 13:21NATO fighters failed to shoot down drone that violated Lithuanian airspace, says National Crisis Management Center head Vilmantas Vitkauskas
11/11 13:44Night chaos in Lithuania: NATO fighter 2 tried to shoot down Ukrainian drone - unsuccessfully
11/11 17:15NATO fighters failed to shoot down a Ukrainian drone that flew into Lithuania - local authorities
11/11 19:37NATO fighters twice attempted to shoot down a drone over Lithuania, but both times missed
Trusted news
11/10 21:37An air danger warning has also been announced in LatviaTV3
11/11 05:13Biržai residents – about the nighttime drone incident: they saw and recorded a flash, they heard a loud soundLRT
11/11 07:18"The most restless night": fighters tried to shoot down the drone twice, but failedLRT
11/11 07:43"The most anxious night": fighters twice tried to shoot down a drone, but unsuccessfullyLRT
11/11 08:13Several drones crossed Latvian airspace at nightDelfi
11/11 09:44The place where wreckage of rockets launched from the NATO interceptor were foundDelfi
11/11 11:18Dainius Gaižauskas. One drone – three NATO states. And not a single one of them shot it down!Delfi
11/11 14:20On the homestead camera video recording – the moment of explosion of the missile that pursued the drone is visibleLRT
11/11 15:33Police: "Skydas" plan cancelled in Biržai district after incidentLRT
11/11 19:00Residents promised to talk about the drone that entered Lithuania overnight: "Such a blow that even the house shook"TV3
11/11 19:29Kaunas on the rocket for shooting down drones: a matter of hundreds of thousands, not millions of eurosLRT
11/13 08:37NATO interceptors launched 2 missiles, but failed to shoot down the drone: a general revealed what could have happened.TV3
11/13 09:30Drones flying in Lithuanian sky – experts' warningKauno diena
11/13 09:30Drones flying in Lithuanian sky – experts' warningDiena.lt
11/13 17:15Why did interceptors not shoot down the drone flying over Lithuania? The main reason was named.TV3
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