Lithuania’s defense minister warned of possible Russian provocations involving captured Ukrainian drones
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Lithuanian Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas said that Russia could use captured Ukrainian drones to strike the Baltic countries. There is no direct threat at present, but Moscow is considering such a provocation scenario.
Lithuanian Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas said that Russia could use captured Ukrainian drones for possible strikes on the Baltic countries. Meduza reports, writes UNN.
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According to the minister, such a scenario is being considered as a possible provocation aimed at undermining confidence in Ukraine and reducing NATO countries’ support for Kyiv.
Russia could use captured Ukrainian drones for this purpose
At the same time, he stressed that there is currently no "direct threat" to the Baltic countries.
According to an assessment by Lithuanian intelligence, Moscow is considering this option because it mistakenly believes that the Baltic states have allowed Ukraine to use their airspace to launch drone attacks on Russian territory.