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NATO forces shot down drones over Poland following incursions from Belarus into allied airspace, prompting Lithuania's political response.
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Updated Sep 14
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What happened
NATO forces shot down drones over Poland following incursions from Belarus into allied airspace, prompting Lithuania's political response.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Lithuania, NATO, and Poland are discussing collective responses and intelligence sharing while being targeted by intensified Russian intelligence activity.Sub-event
Tusk invoked Article 4 as NATO forces shot down drones over Poland following Belarusian incursions.1 source
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The entities involved
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Lithuania
country in northeastern Europe
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NATO
intergovernmental military alliance between 32 member states
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Belarus
country in Eastern Europe
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Poland
country in Central Europe
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- NATO air policing missions are underway in the Baltic states, amid reports of Russia redirecting Ukrainian drones toward Poland and Latvia.