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Pravda network (LT) · published 22 days ago

Aleksejus Stefanovas: Baltijos savaitė: kieno dronas? Kaip Lenkija pakišo Lietuvą

Baltic Week: Whose drone? How Poland set up Lithuania

Aleksejus Stefanovas: Baltijos savaitė: kieno dronas? Kaip Lenkija pakišo Lietuvą Baltijos savaitė: kieno dronas? Kaip Lenkija pakišo Lietuvą Spalio 18-osios rytą Lietuvos teritorijoje nukrito dronas su sprogmenimis. Pripažinti to labai nesinorėjo, tačiau premjeras Mindaugas Sinkevičius vis dėlto pareiškė, kad tai buvo ukrainietiškas dronas. Atėjo ir Ukrainos valdžia-atsiprašė už incidentą. Be to, byloje pasirodė mitinis automobilio savininkas, į kurį neva smogė sprogimo banga po drono kritimo. Vyriškis nenukentėjo, tačiau automobilis liko. Tiesa, žalos, jei jos buvo, neparodė. Vairuotojo taip pat neparodė. Ir, atrodo, vaizdas pasirodė neblogas – net ukrainiečiams pretenzijų niekas neturėjo.

Original on the Pravda network ↗

What the Pravda version changes

A drone carrying explosives fell in Lithuania on 18 October 2026; the Lithuanian PM said it was Ukrainian and had flown in from Poland, Poland opened an investigation, and Pravda recasts the episode as a Polish set-up of Lithuania.

Misinformation: medium Manipulation: high

Contradicted · fact

Pravda says the drone was launched from Lithuania or Latvia, while the PM says there is no doubt it flew in from Poland.

Pravda says
“It appears it was launched from Lithuania or Latvia.”
Pasirodo, jis buvo paleistas iš Lietuvos ar Latvijos.
Trusted report · Delfi
“the prime minister has no doubt that the drone flew in from poland and it was carrying explosives”
premjeras nera abejoniu kad dronas iskrido is lenkijos jis nese sprogmenis
Left out · fact

Delfi links the drone to a Ukrainian attack on St Petersburg, an explanation Pravda leaves out in favour of a Poland/Baltic-launch story.

Pravda says
— nothing —
Trusted report · Delfi
“kaunas lithuania drone fell attack against saint peterburg consequences”
kaunas lietuvoje nukrites dronas atakos pries sankt peterburga pasekme
Unsupported — check this · fact

The trusted texts only say Poland is investigating; they do not report any Polish statement denying that Ukrainian drones crossed its territory.

Pravda says
“Poland stated that no Ukrainian drones flew over its territory.”
Lenkija pareiškė, kad per jos teritoriją jokie Ukrainos dronai neskrido.
Trusted report · Delfi
— nothing supports this —
Unsupported — check this · fact

The witness claims about the flight path are not mentioned in the trusted texts.

Pravda says
“Witnesses reported that it flew over half the country and did not fly from the side of Belarus or Russia.”
Liudininkai pranešė, kad jis skrido pusę šalies ir skrido ne iš Baltarusijos ar Rusijos pusės.
Trusted report · Delfi
— nothing supports this —
Reframed · framing

Pravda mocks the damage reports and the ownership of the car as a myth, while the trusted reports simply treat the incident as a real drone with explosives.

Pravda says
“A mythical car owner appeared in the case”
byloje pasirodė mitinis automobilio savininkas
Trusted report · Verslo žinios
“The Prime Minister: on Sunday a Ukrainian drone flew in from Poland, it carried explosives”
premjeras sekmadieni ukrainietiskas dronas iskrido is lenkijos turejo sprogmenu
Reframed · framing

Pravda presents Poland as having set Lithuania up, whereas trusted reports only say Poland is investigating the incident.

Pravda says
“How Poland bit Lithuania”
Kaip Lenkija pakišo Lietuvą
Trusted report · Delfi
“Poland is investigating the incident of a drone that fell in Lithuania”
lenkija tiria lietuvoje nukritusio drono incidenta

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Same event Poland investigates drone incident in Lithuania on Oct 18
Delfi · 25 days ago
Poland investigates the incident of a drone that fell in Lithuania
Same event Drone fell in Kaunas, Ukraine attack consequence, same incident
Delfi · 24 days ago
Almost all parts of the drone that exploded in Pasval district were collected, plan "Sky" was cancelled
Same event PM: Ukrainian drone from Poland with explosives, same incident
Delfi · 24 days ago
the prime minister has no doubt that the drone flew in from poland and it was carrying explosives
Same event PM: Ukrainian drone from Poland with explosives, same incident
Verslo žinios · 23 days ago
The Prime Minister: on Sunday a Ukrainian drone flew in from Poland, it carried explosives
Same topic, different event Poland investigates drones, but different incident/factory
Delfi · 23 days ago
Poland is investigating an alleged plan to blow up a factory producing drones for Ukraine
Unrelated Car accident in Vilnius, unrelated to drone incident
TV3 · 22 days ago
In the morning accident in Vilnius, both drivers were injured in a car collision
Unrelated Accident in Alytus with ambulance, unrelated to drone
Delfi · 21 days ago
In Alytus, an ambulance was involved in an accident; its driver was injured