{"id":203751,"date":"2026-09-15T13:31:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T10:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/203751\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T13:31:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T10:31:52","slug":"vilnius-to-consult-allies-over-drone-incursion-via-belarus","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/203751\/","title":{"rendered":"Vilnius to consult allies over drone incursion via Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>September 15, Pozirk. <\/strong>Lithuania will consult with its allies over a recent drone incursion via Belarus, Foreign Minister K\u0119stutis Budrys told journalists after NATO fighter jets shot down a drone over central Lithuania last night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis morning, I informed our allies and partners about the situation and that we are requesting discussions on these issues both within the European Union and NATO, as it is clear that we all still have a lot of work to do,\u201d <em>LRT<\/em> quoted him as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The minister also announced that Lithuania would send a diplomatic note to Belarus in connection with the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier today, Deividas Matulionis, a senior aide to Lithuanian President Gitanas Naus\u0117da, said that Minsk did not warn Vilnius about a drone that entered Lithuania via Belarus overnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further action could be considered after an investigation determines the drone\u2019s origin based on an examination of the wreckage, Budrys added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the early hours on September 15, the Lithuanian military detected a flying object entering Lithuania\u2019s airspace. Residents of Vilnius and several regions received a potential air raid alert. Italian NATO fighter jets were scrambled from the \u0160iauliai air base to intercept it. The drone\u2019s wreckage was later found in the Kai\u0161iadorys district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vilmantas Vitkauskas, head of the National Crisis Management Center, said there was a high probability that the drone was carrying an explosive device.<\/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\/04\/deividas_matulionis_lrt_scr_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/deividas_matulionis_lrt_scr_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/deividas_matulionis_lrt_scr_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/deividas_matulionis_lrt_scr_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/deividas_matulionis_lrt_scr_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/deividas_matulionis_lrt_scr_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Naus\u0117da aide: Minsk gave no warning about stray drone<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">September 15, Pozirk. Minsk did not warn Vilnius about a drone that entered Lithuania via Belarus overnight, senior Lithuanian official Deividas Matulionis has told \u017dini\u0173 radijas following reports of a drone incursion into his country. Shortly after midnight, the Lithuanian &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/203723\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read <\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 15, Pozirk. Lithuania will consult with its allies over a recent drone incursion via Belarus, Foreign Minister K\u0119stutis Budrys told journalists after NATO fighter jets shot down a drone over central Lithuania last night. \u201cThis morning, I informed our allies and partners about the situation and that we are requesting discussions on these issues [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":184372,"template":"","rubric":[16,30],"class_list":["post-203751","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>Vilnius to consult allies over drone incursion via Belarus | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"September 15, Pozirk. 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