Belarus Warns Lithuania of Possible Approaching Drones

Reform.news Editorial Team · 11 November 2026, 11:40

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On the evening of November 10, Belarus warned Lithuania about unidentified objects flying in its direction. Lithuanian Defence Minister Robertas Kaunas said this in an interview with LRT. Following the warning, a yellow-level air alert was declared in Vilnius and Utena counties.

“At 10:47 p.m., we received information through a technical channel from the Belarusian side that unidentified objects were flying towards Lithuania and that Belarus was attempting to neutralise them. […] The objects did not enter Lithuanian airspace but turned towards Latvia and Russia,” Kaunas said.

Shortly after midnight, another drone entered Lithuanian airspace. According to the minister, a few minutes later it crossed the border into Poland, then returned to Lithuania and, after flying over its territory, continued on to Latvia. Yellow or red-level air alerts were declared in the areas over which it flew.

Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius said that four drones had been detected in the region overnight. NATO fighter jets attempted to shoot down a drone flying over Lithuania. Debris from a missile fired by the jets was found near Biržai.

Kaunas said the most likely explanation was that the drones were Ukrainian and had been heading towards the port of Ust-Luga and other targets in Russia but had deviated from their course. Lithuania is investigating the incidents together with Poland, Latvia and Estonia, the minister added.

As Reform.news previously reported, air alerts were also declared in Latvia and Estonia on the night of November 11. Restrictions on air traffic temporarily disrupted operations at Vilnius and Kaunas airports.

That same night, a fire broke out in the port area of Ust-Luga following a drone attack. Leningrad Region Governor Alexander Drozdenko reported the incident.