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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Liudas Dapkus

Residents of Lithuania's capital told to shelter as drone alarm underlines NATO's eastern jitters

Lithuania Drone Alert - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Residents of Vilnius were told to take shelter and Lithuania's president and prime minister were taken to safe locations on Wednesday because of an alarm over drone activity near the border with Belarus, underlining jitters on NATO's eastern fringe over incursions related to Russia's war with Ukraine.

An emergency announcement from the military told people in the Vilnius region to “immediately head to a shelter or a safe place.”

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