Russian drone invades Lithuanian airspace launched from Belarus
Russia launched its strike drone against Lithuania (Illustrative photo: Getty Images)
At the end of July this year, a Russian Gerbera drone violated Lithuanian airspace. The unmanned aerial vehicle was likely launched from the territory of Belarus, Delfi reports.
According to the outlet's sources, the attack by the Russian Gerbera drone, which carried 2 kilograms of explosives, on Lithuania was a deliberately planned operation.
In this way, Russia wanted not only to test Lithuania's air defense capabilities but also to exert psychological pressure. That is why the drone flew over Vilnius.
The flight altitude was also chosen deliberately, so that it would not be detected by radars.
As Delfi's interlocutors noted, the drone that crashed contained not only an explosive device but also a modern onboard computer and at least one SIM card.
Drone incursion into Lithuania
On July 28, a drone was detected in Lithuanian airspace, which had likely entered the country from Belarus.
Later, it became known that it was a Russian Gerbera mock-up drone, visually similar to combat Shaheds. These are used to deceive air defense systems.
The drone was found at a training ground during a search operation that began after it was spotted in the country's airspace. Military personnel, investigators, and sappers arrived at the scene.
Citizens were urged not to touch any found objects and to report all suspicious items by calling 112.
