Lithuania requested "immediate measures" from NATO to boost its air defenses following the revelation of an armed Russian drone carrying explosives that flew into the Baltic country last week.
Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys said he and Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene had written to NATO chief Mark Rutte to ask for "immediate measures to enhance air defence capabilities in Lithuania."
Writing on X, Budrys said, "a Russian military drone violated Lithuanian airspace" on July 28.
The drone, which was spotted by eyewitnesses over parts of the country's capital Vilnius, was eventually found in a military training area on Aug. 1.
Prosecutor-general Nida Grunskiene said it was "carrying an explosive device, which was successfully neutralised by Lithuanian armed forces specialists at the scene."
