NATO jets destroy drone entering Lithuanian airspace from Belarus

UPDATE - follow-up to Nato jets down drone that entered Lithuanian airspace: NATO fighter pilots shot down a drone that entered Lithuania's airspace overnight. Authorities stated that the drone likely crossed into southern Lithuania near Kaunas, the country's second-largest city, coming from neighbouring Belarus shortly after midnight on Tuesday. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda confirmed the action in a statement on X, writing that a drone entering Lithuanian airspace was destroyed by NATO fighter jets. The origin of the drone remains unknown at this time, according to a spokesperson for the Lithuanian national crisis management centre.