The military drone that crashed in Lithuania on Monday came from Ukraine and was headed for Russia before it got lost, Lithuania's prime minister said today, Reuters reported, BTA reported.
The Baltic country's army said yesterday that the drone in question had entered the country's airspace and crashed into an ice-covered lake about 20 km from the Belarusian border.
"This is not a local incident, but part of a broader security picture. "Russian aggression against Ukraine creates additional risks for the entire region," Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene said at a press conference yesterday.
Last year, Lithuania asked NATO for more air defense after military drones from Belarus landed on its territory twice in July 2025. Lithuanian intelligence said earlier this month that both drones entered Lithuania by accident.