Russia violates NATO airspace in Lithuania
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The Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence (MoD) said that Russian military aircraft briefly violated Lithuania’s airspace on October 23, 2025, prompting a rapid response from NATO jets on patrol. “Our forces acted quickly with NATO jets on patrol.
Lithuania's Defence Minister Dovile Sakaliene resigned Wednesday following a dispute with the prime minister over military spending in the key NATO member. The dispute erupted after the minister and prime minister attended a meeting last week with defence analysts,
Two Russian military aircraft entered NATO member Lithuania's airspace on Thursday for about 18 seconds, Lithuania's military said.