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Lithuanias capital, Vilnius, issued a drone alarm this week, marking the first time a NATO capital has done so since Russias invasion of Ukraine. The alert, triggered by suspected drone activity near the Belarus border, sent the president and prime minister to secure locations. This incident, along with a similar event where a NATO jet shot down a Ukrainian drone over Estonia, has rattled citizens and highlighted growing anxieties on NATOs eastern flank. Officials believe the drone activity near Lithuania was likely a combat drone or one designed to deceive radar systems, though its exact purpose and whether it carried a warhead remain unclear. The broader drone conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues, with Ukraine reporting shooting down over a hundred Russian drones overnight and Russia renewing threats against Baltic countries over alleged drone activity.

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