Red air-raid alert issued in Druskininkai and Lazdijai

A red-level air-raid alert was issued in Druskininkai and Lazdijai district, while a likely air threat was declared in Alytus County, LRT reported, citing the National Crisis Management Centre. A yellow-level alert in Vilnius and Utena counties had been lifted shortly after midnight on Tuesday.

Residents hearing the civil protection signal “Air raid” are advised to go as quickly as possible to the nearest marked shelter or another safe place, such as a basement, tunnel or ditch, and wait for further instructions.

A shelter is intended to provide short-term protection during an air threat, including from shrapnel, debris and blast waves. Suitable places may include basements, underground car parks, garages and tunnels. If no shelter is available, a windowless interior room or a place with at least two walls between the person and the outside of the building may be safer. People are advised to avoid windows, balconies, lifts and open spaces.

The last red-level air alert was issued on October 18 in Panevėžys and Šiauliai counties after an object entered Lithuanian airspace. It was lifted about an hour later.