Signal
Submitted
Apr 8, 2026, 08:27 UTC
Lithuania rejects Russian claims that Baltic states permitted Ukraine to use their airspace for attacks, labeling them coordinated disinformation and intimidation tactics.
On April 7, 2026, Lithuania's military publicly dismissed Moscow's allegations that Baltic states allowed Ukraine to use their airspace to conduct drone attacks against Russia, describing these claims as coordinated propaganda. The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova and Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov propagated these allegations, which Lithuania views as active information operations aimed at intimidating Lithuania and its partners by suggesting potential Russian kinetic responses such as shooting down drones or striking Baltic territory. Latvia and Estonia have strongly rejected the Russian accusations, with Latvia lodging formal protests. Additionally, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry apologized for trespassing Baltic airspace, attributing it to drones diverted by Russian electronic warfare. The Lithuanian military highlighted that such threats and information tactics have been recurrent since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and are intended to undermine Baltic societal resolve and support for defense strengthening and Ukraine.
Confidence: High
The event involves explicit Russian hostile information operations targeting Lithuania and the Baltic states' airspace, with coordinated disinformation and intimidation tactics clearly described by multiple official sources.
Source URL
https://lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2891342/lithuania-dismisses-moscow-claims-of-ukraine-using-baltic-airspace-for-attacks
Source reliability
B
Info credibility
6
Event time
Apr 7, 2026, 00:00 UTC
Event time confidence
pm24h
Location
Airspace
Primary actor
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova
Country
Lithuania
Tags
lithuania, russia, disinformation, ukraine, uav, baltic airspace, propaganda, russian electronic warfare, information operations, drone attacks