A suspected Ukrainian military drone crashed and was found in Lithuania near the village of Samane, close to the Latvian and Belarus borders. The drone entered Lithuanian airspace undetected and was unarmed. This incident is part of a pattern where stray Ukrainian drones have crossed into NATO Baltic member airspaces, causing concern and prior incidents including drone strikes on Latvian infrastructure. Latvia recently issued a drone alert and scrambled NATO fighters when a drone briefly entered its airspace. These drones are reportedly launched by Kyiv to target Russia but are sometimes misdirected due to Russian interference. The Lithuanian government emphasized that their territories are not used for attacks against Russia. The Latvian Prime Minister resigned following a drone incident that caused a fire at an oil storage facility.

A suspected Ukrainian military drone crashed and was found in Lithuania near the village of Samane, close to the Latvian and Belarus borders. The drone entered Lithuanian airspace undetected and was unarmed. This incident is part of a pattern where stray Ukrainian drones have crossed into NATO Baltic member airspaces, causing concern and prior incidents including drone strikes on Latvian infrastructure. Latvia recently issued a drone alert and scrambled NATO fighters when a drone briefly entered its airspace. These drones are reportedly launched by Kyiv to target Russia but are sometimes misdirected due to Russian interference. The Lithuanian government emphasized that their territories are not used for attacks against Russia. The Latvian Prime Minister resigned following a drone incident that caused a fire at an oil storage facility.