General · 20 May 2026
Russian planes near Lithuania's border trigger NATO jet scramble
People in Lithuania briefly faced heightened military activity after NATO aircraft were sent to monitor Russian planes near Baltic airspace. Fighter jets stationed in Lithuania were launched after unidentified aircraft were detected close to NATO territory, according to reports from local defence officials. The operation involved aircraft from the alliance’s Baltic air policing mission, which regularly patrols the region bordering Russia.
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