Military police and response vehicles stand parked near the site where, according to the Lithuanian national crisis management centre, a NATO fighter jet shot down a drone near Pratkunai village, Lithuania, September 15, 2026, in this screengrab from a handout video. Lithuanian Army/Handout via REUTERS

By the end of 2027, around 4,800 German troops are expected to be permanently stationed in Lithuania as part of

A drone was shot down in Lithuania by a NATO jet. It is unknown from where the drone was launched, but it's the latest in a series of incursions and sabotage attacks across Europe. As Russia presses its war in Ukraine, it is also now confronting NATO.

NATO military jets have been scrambled to shoot down a drone in Lithuania, the country’s National Crisis Management Centre said. Local reports said the drone had entered the country from

NATO fighter jets were scrambled in Vilnius, Lithuania, as residents received text message alerts and all flights were suspended at Vilnius International Airport

By the end of 2027, the 45th Panzer Brigade is expected to grow to around 4,800 German soldiers and be stationed permanently in Lithuania, on NATO's eastern flank. View on euronews

Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev threatens that Lithuania could be "wiped off the map" if US nuclear weapons are deployed there and claims NATO would not invoke Article 5.

Lithuania is moving to lift a constitutional ban on having nuclear weapons stored in the country, part of an effort to boost its security posture amid Russia's offensive on Ukraine .