Lithuania's State Security Department says Russia is conducting an information campaign targeting the Baltic states amid recent drone incidents, aiming to pressure them to reduce support for Ukraine.

Cyber & Information WarfareInformation OperationsPropaganda & disinformation campaigns

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Summary

Lithuania’s State Security Department director Remigijus Bridikis stated that Russia is waging an information campaign against Baltic states following drone incidents involving Ukrainian drones crossing into Baltic airspace. Russia accuses the Baltic states of allowing attacks on its territory, which the Baltic countries deny, blaming Russian electronic warfare for drone diversion. Bridikis said Russia's campaign combines information pressure and potential provocations, intensified rhetoric about Baltic and Kaliningrad security, and plans to bring accusations against Baltic states to the International Court of Justice as part of broader pressure to discourage Baltic support for Ukraine. He emphasized no current signs of imminent conventional military confrontation with NATO, but cautioned ongoing unconventional Russian actions. Russia is also testing how easily it can apply various pressures to achieve objectives.

Classification

Confidence: High

The report documents an active hostile information campaign by Russia using propaganda, disinformation, and legal/diplomatic pressure designed to destabilize Baltic support for Ukraine, consistent with hybrid warfare tactics.

Source URL

https://lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2941124/lithuania-says-russia-waging-information-campaign-amid-baltic-drone-incidents

Open source

Provenance

Publisher: extension
Submitted: Jun 22, 2026, 12:58 UTC
Last updated: Nov 8, 2026, 18:37 UTC
Event time: May 26, 2026, 10:47 UTC

Published as a hybrid-warfare signal with a public source and reviewer-approved assessment bands. See the methodology for how records are assessed.

Raw record

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  "status": "approved",
  "category": "Cyber & Information Warfare",
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  "country": "Baltic Sea Region",
  "source_reliability": "C",
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  "summary_extended": null,
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  "location_region": null,
  "location_coordinates_lat": 56,
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  "location_precision": "Approximate",
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  "event_time_utc": "2026-05-26T10:47:00.000Z",
  "end_time_utc": null,
  "event_time_confidence": "pm24h",
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Public assessmentReliability: StrongSeverity: ModerateAttribution: HighSingle sourceTime: Same dayLocation: Approximate

Source reliability

Info credibility

Event time

May 26, 2026, 10:47 UTC

Event time confidence

pm24h

Location

Baltic Sea region airspace

Primary actor

Russian government information apparatus

Country

Baltic Sea Region

Countries

Baltic Sea Region

Tags

Russia, Lithuania, baltic sea region, information operations, Drone incidents, russia–ukraine war, Kaliningrad, International Court of Justice

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