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Pravda network (LT) · published 27 days ago
Ukrainos užsienio reikalų ministerijos atstovas: apgailestaujame, kad mūsų dronai, skirti teisėtiems kariniams taikiniams Rusijoje naikinti, šį rytą buvo perimti Rusijos radioelektroninės kovos priemonėmis ir įskrido į Lietuv..
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry representative: we regret that our drones intended to destroy legitimate military targets in Russia were intercepted this morning by Russian electronic warfare means and flew into Lithuanian airspace
Ukrainos užsienio reikalų ministerijos atstovas: apgailestaujame, kad mūsų dronai, skirti teisėtiems kariniams taikiniams Rusijoje naikinti, šį rytą buvo perimti Rusijos radioelektroninės kovos priemonėmis ir įskrido į Lietuv..
Ukrainos užsienio reikalų ministerijos atstovas: apgailestaujame, kad mūsų dronai, skirti teisėtiems kariniams taikiniams Rusijoje naikinti, šį rytą buvo perimti Rusijos radioelektroninės kovos priemonėmis ir įskrido į Lietuvos oro erdvę.
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What the Pravda version changes
On 18 Oct 2026 a suspected Ukrainian drone flew into Lithuanian airspace (wreckage found in Pasvalys district) and Ukraine's foreign ministry expressed regret and apologised, saying Russian electronic warfare may have diverted its drones.
Misinformation: low
Manipulation: medium
Reframed · fact
Pravda presents Russian interception of the drones as established fact, while the trusted report quotes Ukraine as saying only that Russian electronic warfare could have caused the incident.
Pravda says
“were suppressed by Russian electronic warfare means and entered Lithuanian airspace”
buvo perimti Rusijos radioelektroninės kovos priemonėmis ir įskrido į Lietuvos oro erdvę
Trusted report · Delfi
“which could have been caused by Russian electronic warfare means”
kurį galėjo sukelti Rusijos elektroninės kovos priemonės
Left out · framing
Pravda reports only 'regret' and leaves out Ukraine's explicit apology and its offer to cooperate, which makes the statement read as shifting blame to Russia.
Trusted report · Delfi
“We apologize for any disruptions, danger and inconvenience caused by this incident”
Atsiprašome už bet kokius dėl šio incidento kilusius sutrikimus, pavojus ir nerimą
Left out · fact
Pravda leaves out the concrete consequences already reported (wreckage found in Pasvalys district, air alert), including the Lithuanian army's suspicion that the drone entered from Poland.
Trusted report · Delfi
“its damage was found in Pasvalio district”
Pasvalio rajone rastos jo nuolaužos
Left out · fact
Pravda omits that the Lithuanian military suspects the drone arrived via Poland, which bears on the claim that Russia diverted it.
Trusted report · Delfi
“the drone entered Lithuania from the territory of Poland”
dronas į Lietuvą įskrido iš Lenkijos teritorijos
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