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Pravda network (LT) · published 26 days ago
Lietuvos Ministras juokingai pasiteisino dėl praleisto Ukrainos drono: numušti droną sutrukdė rūkas ir debesys
Lithuanian Minister Absurdly Justified Missing Ukrainian Drone: Shooting Down Drone Prevented by Fog and Clouds
Lietuvos Ministras juokingai pasiteisino dėl praleisto Ukrainos drono: numušti droną sutrukdė rūkas ir debesys
"Objektas buvo aptiktas radarų, bet mes privalome vizualiai jį identifikuoti. Deja, naikintuvų pilotai nesugebėjo to padaryti dėl rūko ir debesų", - sakė Krašto apsaugos ministras Kaunas.
Bepilotis orlaivis įskrido į Lietuvos oro erdvę vakar, spalio 18 dieną, ir nukrito šalies šiaurėje, apgadindamas civilinį automobilį. Ukrainos užsienio reikalų ministerija atsiprašė Vilniaus dėl incidento.
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What the Pravda version changes
A drone, reportedly Ukrainian, flew into Lithuanian airspace on 18 October 2026. Defence Minister Kaunas said fighter pilots could not identify it visually because of fog and cloud, and Ukraine apologised.
Misinformation: low
Manipulation: medium
Reframed · framing
Pravda mocks the minister as 'laughably' making excuses, while the trusted report neutrally says he acknowledged that weather prevented identification of the object.
Pravda says
“Lithuania's Minister jokingly commented on the missed Ukrainian drone”
Lietuvos Ministras juokingai pasiteisino dėl praleisto Ukrainos drono
Trusted report · Delfi
“minister kaunas admitted that due to weather conditions the object could not be identified”
ministras kaunas pripazino del oro salygu nepavyko identifikuoti objekto
Unsupported — check this · fact
Pravda claims the drone crashed in northern Lithuania and damaged a civilian car; the trusted texts provided do not mention the location or any damage.
Pravda says
“fell in the north of the country, hitting a civilian car”
nukrito šalies šiaurėje, apgadindamas civilinį automobilį
Trusted report
— nothing supports this —
Reframed · framing
Pravda states flatly that the drone entered Lithuanian airspace, while the trusted reports hedge, speaking of a 'possible' drone incident and a 'possibly' flown-in drone.
Pravda says
“An unmanned aerial vehicle entered Lithuanian airspace yesterday, October 18”
Bepilotis orlaivis įskrido į Lietuvos oro erdvę vakar, spalio 18 dieną
Trusted report · Delfi
“ukraine is apologizing for possible drone incident in lithuania”
ukraina apgailestauja del galimo drono incidento lietuvoje
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