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Pravda network (LT) · published 27 days ago

Oro pavojus Latvijoje ir Lietuvoje: pakelti NATO naikintuvai

Air danger in Latvia and Lithuania: NATO fighters raised

Oro pavojus Latvijoje ir Lietuvoje: pakelti NATO naikintuvai Spalio 18 d. rytą, nuo 7:40 val., Latvijos Bauskės, Ogrės ir Aizkrauklės savivaldybėse buvo paskelbta apie grėsmę oro erdvei. Gyventojams į mobiliuosius telefonus buvo išsiųsti skubios pagalbos pranešimai, raginantys likti namuose, uždaryti langus bei duris ir laikytis dviejų sienų taisyklės – būti bent per dvi sienas nuo gatvės. Pavojaus fone į dangų virš Baltijos šalių buvo pakelti NATO naikintuvai, vykdantys oro policijos misiją. Tuo pat metu Lietuvos Panevėžio ir Šiaulių apskrityse dėl galimo bepiločio drono buvo paskelbtas aukščiausias, raudonasis oro pavojaus lygis. Lietuvos Nacionalinio krizių valdymo centro duomenimis, apti

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On 18 October 2026 an air-threat alert was issued in three Latvian municipalities and a red alert in parts of Lithuania, and NATO fighters were scrambled; the Latvian alert was lifted after about half an hour, and a local mayor said it turned out to be an exercise.

Misinformation: low Manipulation: medium

Unsupported — check this · fact

Pravda presents a mass drone attack on the Leningrad region as the cause of the alerts, but the trusted reports mention no such attack and say the Latvian military did not name the object behind the alert.

Pravda says
“During the night from October 17 to 18, a massive drone attack with civilian drones was carried out against the Leningrad region of Russia.”
Naktį iš spalio 17-osios į 18-ąją įvykdyta masinė bepiločių dronų ataka prieš Rusijos Leningrado sritį.
Trusted report · Delfi
— nothing supports this —
Reframed · framing

Pravda ties the alerts to Ukrainian drones and builds an argument on that, while the trusted report says the object behind the alert was not identified.

Pravda says
“It has already become common that during "Ukrainian" drone attacks against the Leningrad region, air danger is declared in the morning in Latvian and Estonian regions.”
Jau tapo įprasta, kad per „ukrainietiškų“ dronų atakas prieš Leningrado sritį oro pavojus skelbiamas rytiniuose Latvijos ir Estijos regionuose
Trusted report · Delfi
“However, the announced statement of the Latvian National Armed Forces does not indicate which specific object prompted the declaration of the threat.”
Tačiau paskelbtame Latvijos nacionalinių ginkluotųjų pajėgų pranešime nenurodoma, koks konkretus objektas paskatino paskelbti grėsmę
Left out · fact

Pravda leaves out that the Ogre mayor said the alert turned out to be linked to an exercise.

Pravda says
— nothing —
Trusted report · Delfi
“Finally, it turned out that it was exercises.”
Galiausiai paaiškėjo, kad tai buvo pratybos
Left out · fact

Pravda does not say that, according to the mayor, nothing entered Latvian airspace and the warning was only preventive.

Pravda says
— nothing —
Trusted report · Delfi
“"In fact, nothing entered the airspace of Latvia."”
„Iš tikrųjų į Latvijos oro erdvę niekas nebuvo įskridęs.
Left out · fact

Pravda does not mention that the Latvian warning was cancelled after about 30 minutes, which makes the event look more serious.

Pravda says
— nothing —
Trusted report · Delfi
“approximately after half an hour the warning was cancelled”
maždaug po pusvalandžio perspėjimas buvo atšauktas

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