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- Lithuania’s Crisis Management Centre reported a NATO jet scrambled to Vilnius over a suspected drone.
- The jet launched from Siauliai, where Italy participates in Baltic Air Defence mission, reporting birds as the threat.
- The air alert was lifted after 38 minutes.
- Recent drone sightings have entered Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, raising spillover concerns.
- NATO scrambled fighters over Latvia, with an F-18 shooting a drone near Galati, blamed on Russia.