Lithuania lifts air threat alert in Vilnius, keeps Utena on yellow

Lithuania has canceled a possible air threat alert in Vilnius County, while a yellow warning remains in Utena County, LRT reported. The alert was issued after an unidentified object was detected approaching from Belarus.

The National Crisis Management Centre said fighter jets from NATO’s air policing mission had been scrambled. Centre head Vilmantas Vitkauskas said authorities had not confirmed that the object was a drone.

Authorities advised residents to stay calm, identify a safe place or shelter, and avoid approaching suspicious objects. Anyone who sees one should call 112.

The last red air threat alert was issued on October 18 for Panevezys and Siauliai counties after an object entered Lithuanian airspace. It was lifted about an hour later.