Ukrainian drone crashes in Lithuania - Prime Minister Ruginene

Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė said that the drone that crashed more than a day ago in the Varėna District of the country was Ukrainian and was intended to attack a target in russia.

It was reported by LRT.

"The drone that crossed our airspace and flew into the Varėna District was a Ukrainian drone, and it is connected to the operation that the Ukrainians conducted that night, aimed at Russia," the prime minister told reporters after a meeting of the National Security Commission.

As a reminder, the wreckage of an unknown drone was found in Lithuania near the border with Belarus. The country's prime minister said that she would convene a meeting of the National Security Commission, which will present all the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Meanwhile, Ruginienė added: "We can already say with certainty that it was a drone that went off course."

However, she urged not to speculate about what kind of object it was, noting that the answer to this question will be provided by the ongoing investigation.

"There are already speculations in the public space whether it could have been a so-called Shahed drone or another object, but so far such assumptions have not been confirmed, so it would be irresponsible to speculate," the Lithuanian prime minister said.

She emphasized that this is not a local incident, but "part of a broader security reality," in which russia's aggression against Ukraine creates additional risks for the region and complicates the prediction of such events.

Earlier, Lithuanian Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas said that the drone that crashed and exploded in the Varėna District was very likely Ukrainian and could have been driven off course by electronic warfare.

"The preliminary information from the services is that this is one drone from the swarm of drones that attacked the port of Primorsk. (...) It is very likely that this is a Ukrainian drone that went off course and crashed here under the influence of electronic warfare," he told reporters.

Kaunas emphasized that neither Belarus nor Lithuania saw it, as the drone was probably flying at an altitude of less than 300 meters. The services are currently investigating this point. Also, according to the Lithuanian defense minister, the country has already ordered additional radars needed to detect low-flying drones, but they will arrive "in 2026, 2027 and 2028."

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, Lithuania canceled Modern Talking's concerts because he said that Ukraine "has no chance" against russia.