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Prime Minister Sinkevičius says Sunday's drone that violated Lithuanian airspace was Ukrainian

2026-10-18 to 2026-10-23

Ukrainian drones armed with explosives fly through Baltic airspace to attack Russia, endangering Lithuanians, while Lithuanian authorities fail to stop them and Russia is blamed unfairly.

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How it bent the news

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How Poland bit Lithuania
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Poland is investigating the incident of a drone that fell in Lithuania
Pravda presents Poland as having set Lithuania up, whereas trusted reports only say Poland is investigating the incident. Story
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Europe received a warning after a drone attack
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ukraine is apologizing for possible drone incident in lithuania
Pravda's headline calls a single stray-drone incident a "drone attack" and a warning to Europe, while trusted reports describe an incident Ukraine regrets. Story
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How Poland bit Lithuania
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Lithuania and Poland disagree over the drone, both sides provided different versions
Trusted reports describe a disagreement between Lithuania and Poland with two differing versions, while Pravda presents it as Poland deliberately setting Lithuania up. Story
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Baltic states again missed Ukrainian drones, which reached Saint Petersburg.
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A drone crashed in Lithuania due to Russian measures that prevent drones from falling.
Trusted reports say the drone strayed into Lithuania by accident because of Russian jamming. Pravda implies the Baltic states knowingly let it through. Story
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apologized specifically for the fact that it fell - what flies over Lithuania, apparently, is considered normal, the order of things
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ukraine apologized for possibly its drone entering lithuania
Trusted reporting says Ukraine apologized for a possible drone intrusion into Lithuania, but Pravda spins this as an apology only for the crash and as proof that overflights are normal. Story
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Ukraine renewed attacks on Saint Petersburg, using the airspace of the former Soviet Baltic republics for drones to fly.
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a Ukrainian drone crashed in Lithuania after an attack on Saint Petersburg
Trusted reporting describes a drone that strayed into Lithuania, while Pravda presents it as a deliberate Ukrainian routing through Baltic airspace. Story

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10/18 11:09D. Grybauskaitė: A drone likely exploded in the sky above the country 10/18 14:06Krivoy Rog Diplomatic School apologizes to Lithuania for incident in which Ukrainian drone entered country's airspace 10/18 14:06Ukraine officially apologized to Lithuania after a Ukrainian drone violated the country's airspace and exploded on its territory 10/18 14:48Ukrainian Foreign Ministry representative: we regret that our drones intended to destroy legitimate military targets in Russia were intercepted this morning by Russian electronic warfare means and flew into Lithuanian airspace 10/18 14:55Ukraine's Foreign Ministry had to apologize to Lithuania for its 'flying' drones 10/18 15:29Ukraine's Foreign Ministry apologized for possible drone flight into Lithuania 10/18 16:12Ukraine's Foreign Ministry apologized to Lithuania for a drone that entered the country's airspace 10/18 18:31Drone that triggered air alert in Lithuania participated in Ukraine's attack on St. Petersburg, Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas reported on national television LRT 10/18 18:44Lithuanian Defense Ministry stated it knew about drone attack on St. Petersburg 10/18 18:47Defense Ministry admitted it knew about Ukrainian long-range kamikaze drone attacks on St. Petersburg 10/18 19:15Defense Ministry acknowledges it knew about targets of Ukrainian drone attack on St. Petersburg 10/18 19:22Lithuania knew about the attack of Ukrainian long-range kamikaze drones in St. Petersburg 10/19 06:17Lithuanian defense minister acknowledges that unmanned aircraft in Pasvalys district was Ukrainian 10/19 06:40Unmanned aircraft causing air danger in Lithuania was not shot down due to fog 10/19 07:10Two majors: Baltic skies again ended up in Ukrainian drones' route 10/19 07:43Ukraine hastened to apologize for another drone over Lithuania 10/19 09:42Europe received a warning after drone attack 10/19 09:57Ukrainian drone that flew to Lithuania carried explosives, says prime minister 10/19 10:01Ukraine apologized for a drone that flew to Lithuania 10/19 10:39Lithuanian Minister Absurdly Justified Missing Ukrainian Drone: Shooting Down Drone Prevented by Fog and Clouds 10/19 11:06Lithuania denies reports of drone launch from its territory 10/19 11:17Lithuania did nothing with the drone because it flew from Poland, said the prime minister 10/19 12:17Artiomas Šeininas: if Latvia's military admission about airspace for Ukrainian drones to fly to Petersburg is not enough, here's another case from Lithuania 10/19 12:42Prime Minister Sinkevičius says Sunday's drone that violated Lithuanian airspace was Ukrainian 10/19 12:50LRT: Drone that violated Lithuanian airspace on Sunday turned out to be Ukrainian and carried explosives, says PM Mindaugas Sinkevičius 10/19 13:52Drone that flew to Lithuania was carrying explosives 10/19 13:57Two majors: Ukromid apologizes to Lithuania for UAV flight through its airspace 10/19 13:57Ukraine admits that a drone that flew into Lithuania belonged to it 10/19 14:04Ukrainian drone, explosion in Lithuania, and Russia is to blame again 10/19 16:17Lithuania confirms that Kyiv attacked St. Petersburg via Poland and Baltic states 10/19 17:13Lithuanian PM effectively confirmed that Ukrainian fighters used their airspace for St. Petersburg attack 10/19 18:27Will we tolerate this further? Baltic states again allowed Ukrainian drones to strike St. Petersburg 10/19 18:47Two majors: Lithuanian mare's neighing. Ukrainian drone flight 10/19 19:08Ukrainian drone with explosives flew to Lithuania via Poland 10/19 19:09Lithuania decides how to respond to Schengen drones 10/19 19:15Lithuania will ask NATO permission to shoot down drones entering airspace with fighters without visual contact with violator 10/20 06:12Polish-Lithuanian debate about 'Ukrainian' drone that fell and exploded in Lithuania continued all yesterday 10/20 07:57Nikolajus Dolgačiovas: Lithuania officially acknowledged that a Ukrainian drone crashed on its territory 10/20 08:01Prime Minister acknowledged strange situation where both Polish and Lithuanian radars did not understand where a drone with explosives came from 10/20 08:18Where did the drone fly into Lithuania from? Opinions differ 10/20 09:58We ignore the riots of border states! Zelensky's drones fly through Baltic countries 'brazenly'. Ukraine renewed attacks on St. Petersburg using airspace of former Soviet Baltic republics for drones to fly. 10/20 14:38Lithuania and Poland defense ministries formed a drone working group 10/20 17:14Lithuania and Poland together investigate incident with Ukrainian kamikaze drone 10/21 04:04Polish 'training' UAV crashed in one of local residents' garden 10/23 13:59Baltic Week No. 35: Whose drone? How Poland set up Lithuania 10/23 14:15Baltic Week: Whose drone? How Poland set up Lithuania

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10/18 07:21Minister Kaunas admitted: due to weather conditions the object could not be identifiedDelfi 10/18 07:52after the air danger in pasvalio district – reports about a possible explosion and found damageDelfi 10/18 12:05Drone wreckage damaged a car in Pasvalys districtDelfi 10/18 12:09Possible drone debris found in Pasvalys district.Delfi 10/18 13:45Ukraine apologized for a possible drone of its that crashed in LithuaniaDelfi 10/18 14:21After a large drone attack against Saint Petersburg – reaction from the KremlinDelfi 10/18 14:31Ukraine worries about possible drone incident in LithuaniaDelfi 10/19 06:26Ukrainian drone crashes in Lithuania after attack on Saint PetersburgDelfi 10/19 07:46The Prime Minister spoke about a new algorithm when a drone enters: "What is the nuance in this case?"TV3 10/19 07:57Regarding the drone incident in Lithuania – latest police newsTV3 10/19 08:05from the presidency message about the drone hitting poland's wallTV3 10/19 08:35Officials are working at the drone explosion site: latest news from institutionsTV3 10/19 10:04Polish media reported that drone was launched from Lithuania: Kaunas calls it "misunderstanding"TV3 10/19 12:18mindaugas sinkevicius will be discussed regarding different algorithms of response to dronesDelfi 10/19 12:53NATO fighters took off six times in a week: in the Lithuanian region – and a drone carrying explosivesTV3 10/19 15:30Nausėda explained why Lithuania declared the danger regarding the drone late: they learned about the explosionTV3 10/19 16:27Lithuania will seek to be able to shoot down drones even if they are not seen: will turn to NATOTV3 10/19 17:26After the drone explosion in Pasvaly – a lesson for residents: locals share their experiencesDelfi 10/20 05:28Because of the drone – a new twist: Poland sends a stern messageDelfi 10/20 06:11In Lithuania, the drone got stuck – Kubilius's doubt: it seems that the country would not be able to overcome such a challengeDelfi 10/20 12:48Poland is clarifying the circumstances of the drone that fell in Lithuania: information is requested from Ukraine.TV3 10/20 12:56After the drone incident in Lithuania – reaction of the Polish armyDelfi 10/20 14:09Regarding the fallen drone, Lithuania's and Poland's ministries have established a joint working groupTV3 10/20 15:05Nausėda about the drone that fell in Lithuania: "There is additional information"TV3 10/20 15:06Poland investigates the incident of a drone that fell in LithuaniaDelfi 10/20 16:00an expert who looked into what is inside the drone that crashed into Lithuania spoke the truth and has one request for everyoneTV3 10/20 16:01Regarding the drone that fell in Lithuania – misinformationDelfi 10/22 06:28Almost all parts of the drone that exploded in Pasval district were collected, plan "Sky" was cancelledDelfi 10/22 06:30the prime minister has no doubt that the drone flew in from poland and it was carrying explosivesDelfi 10/22 06:30Lithuania and Poland disagree over the drone, both sides provided different versionsDelfi 10/22 07:07see drone explosion recorded in pasvalio districtDelfi 10/22 20:00The Prime Minister: on Sunday a Ukrainian drone flew in from Poland, it carried explosivesVerslo žinios

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