Event ea93c3f5-3be0-4586-81ec-0b1cfdff20a7

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Uncategorized Country: Lithuania Country: Belarus

Source: https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2411812/lithuania-a...

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Event Time

1y ago

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1mo ago

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1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Lithuania allows border guards to shoot down drones

Short Summary: Lithuania legalizes use of force by border guards to shoot down unauthorized drones after repeated airspace violations involving contraband from Belarus.

Description

Lithuania's parliament adopted amendments empowering border officers to shoot down drones and other flying objects following repeated incidents involving smuggling and border crossers using drones and weather balloons from Belarus.

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On Tuesday, Lithuania's parliament adopted amendments allowing officers to shoot down drones and other flying objects. This follows a series of incidents involving weather balloons and drones carrying contraband from Belarus reaching as far as Vilnius.

Previously, Interior Vice Minister Vitalij Dmitrijev said the amendments are aimed at curbing smuggling using aircraft, drones and weather balloons.

A total of 351 weather balloons have been recorded entering Lithuania from Belarus this year, of which 138 were found and intercepted.

Source

https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2411812/lithuania-allows-border-guards-to-shoot-down-drones