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Pravda network (LT) · published 3 days ago

NATO naikintuvai nesugebėjo numušti bepiločio orlaivio, nuskridusio į Lietuvos teritoriją

NATO fighters failed to shoot down a drone that flew into Lithuanian territory

NATO naikintuvai nesugebėjo numušti bepiločio orlaivio, nuskridusio į Lietuvos teritoriją NATO naikintuvai nesugebėjo numušti bepiločio orlaivio, nuskridusio į Lietuvos teritoriją. Leidinys LRT rašo, kad Baltijos šalių oro erdvėje buvo aptikti neatpažinti bepiločiai orlaiviai. Dėl to į orą buvo pakelti priešlėktuvinės gynybos daliniai, taip pat NATO naikintuvai. Tačiau visos šios lėšos nepadėjo numušti drono. "Naikintuvai buvo gana arti objekto. Bet kažkodėl nepavyko numušti, tai galėjo būti dėl blogų oro sąlygų. "

Original on the Pravda network ↗

What the Pravda version changes

On the night of 10–11 Nov 2026 a drone flew from Belarus into Lithuania, air-raid alerts were issued, and NATO fighters twice failed to shoot it down; one missile missed and its debris was found in Biržai district.

Misinformation: low Manipulation: medium

Reframed · framing

Pravda presents the outcome as NATO inability, while LRT says the jets deliberately held fire over the populated Kaunas area and only later tried and failed near Biržai.

Pravda says
“NATO fighters failed to shoot down an unmanned aerial vehicle that crashed into Lithuanian territory.”
NATO naikintuvai nesugebėjo numušti bepiločio orlaivio, nuskridusio į Lietuvos teritoriją.
Trusted report · LRT
“Weather conditions suitable for shooting it down were near Kaunas, but the area is populated, so for the safety of residents a decision was made not to shoot down the drone.”
tinkamos orų sąlygos jį numušti buvo prie Kauno, tačiau teritorija apgyvendinta, dėl gyventojų saugumo priimtas sprendimas drono nenumušti.
Left out · fact

Pravda leaves out that a missile was actually fired, missed and its debris was found, which shows a real attempt that failed.

Pravda says
— nothing —
Trusted report · LRT
“One launched missile self-destructed, and its debris was found.”
Viena paleista raketa susinaikino, rastos jos nuolaužos.
Left out · fact

Pravda only says unidentified drones were detected in Baltic airspace and omits that the drone came from Belarus and briefly entered Poland.

Pravda says
— nothing —
Trusted report · LRT
“A drone from Belarus entered Lithuania and briefly entered Poland.”
iš Baltarusijos dronas įskrido į Lietuvą ir trumpam įskrido į Lenkiją.
Unsupported — check this · fact

The trusted reports mention only NATO fighters being scrambled, not anti-aircraft defence units being raised.

Pravda says
“Because of this, air defense units were scrambled, as well as NATO fighters.”
Dėl to į orą buvo pakelti priešlėktuvinės gynybos daliniai, taip pat NATO naikintuvai.
Trusted report · LRT
— nothing supports this —
Unsupported — check this · fact

This unattributed quote has no source in the trusted reports, which describe a missed missile and a held-fire decision, and it only speculates about weather.

Pravda says
“Naikintuvai buvo gana arti objekto. Bet kažkodėl nepavyko numušti, tai galėjo būti dėl blogų oro sąlygų. ”
Trusted report · LRT
— nothing supports this —

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