{"id":180731,"date":"2026-03-24T13:40:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T10:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/180731\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T13:47:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T10:47:50","slug":"drone-that-crashed-near-belarus-border-confirmed-as-ukrainian-lithuanian-pm","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/180731\/","title":{"rendered":"Drone that crashed near Belarus border confirmed as Ukrainian \u2013 Lithuanian PM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/inga_ruginene_15min_screen_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/inga_ruginene_15min_screen_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/inga_ruginene_15min_screen_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/inga_ruginene_15min_screen_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/inga_ruginene_15min_screen_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/inga_ruginene_15min_screen_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n      <div class=\"block-image__descr\">\n\n        Inga Ruginien\u0117\n    <\/div>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(15min.lt \/ Still by Pozirk)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March 24, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>The drone with explosives that crashed in Lithuania\u2019s Var\u0117na district bordering Belarus in the early hours on March 23 was a Ukrainian UAV that had strayed off course,<em> Delfi<\/em> reports, citing Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginien\u0117.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The official made this statement after the urgent meeting of the National Security Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The drone fell on a frozen lake; no one was injured. Earlier that night, reports of a drone passing overhead came from the Mahilo\u016d region in Belarus, followed by the Minsk and Hrodna regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/dron-litva-varena-20260323-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/dron-litva-varena-20260323-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/dron-litva-varena-20260323-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/dron-litva-varena-20260323-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/dron-litva-varena-20260323-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/dron-litva-varena-20260323.jpg 1121w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics, Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Lithuanian PM calls urgent security meeting after drone explosion near Belarus<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">March 24, Pozirk. A drone carrying explosives detonated in Lithuania\u2019s Var\u0117na\u00a0district bordering Belarus at 3:04 a.m. on March 23, LRT reported. The drone fell on a frozen lake; no one was injured. Prime Minister Inga Ruginien\u0117 has called an urgent &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/180666\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 24, Pozirk. The drone with explosives that crashed in Lithuania\u2019s Var\u0117na district bordering Belarus in the early hours on March 23 was a Ukrainian UAV that had strayed off course, Delfi reports, citing Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginien\u0117. The official made this statement after the urgent meeting of the National Security Commission. The drone [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":180724,"template":"","rubric":[16,30],"class_list":["post-180731","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Drone that crashed near Belarus border confirmed as Ukrainian \u2013 Lithuanian PM | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"March 24, Pozirk. 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