Key facts
- Lithuania issued a shelter warning for residents in central and northern regions.
- An unrecognized flying object was detected.
- NATO air police were dispatched to the area.
- Kaunas airport was closed for approximately one hour.
- Latvia issued a yellow air warning in border regions due to a possible threat.
Lithuania instructed residents in its central and northern regions to seek shelter on Sunday morning after detecting an unidentified flying object. The army and the national crisis management center confirmed the alert, which remained in effect for about an hour. During this period, NATO air police fighters were deployed to the area, and Kaunas airport was temporarily closed. Neighboring Latvia also issued and subsequently dropped a "yellow" air warning in some border regions, citing a potential threat. The incident has raised concerns about the spillover of the conflict in Ukraine into NATO airspace, following repeated instances of Ukrainian drones entering the Baltic region, which Kyiv attributes to Russian signal jamming.