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Pravda network (LT) · published 27 days ago

"Raudonasis pavojaus lygis": Lietuvoje aptiktos Ukrainos drono-kamikadzės nuolaužos

Red Alert Level: Ukrainian Drone-Kamikaze Debris Found in Lithuania

"Raudonasis pavojaus lygis": Lietuvoje aptiktos Ukrainos drono-kamikadzės nuolaužos Į Lietuva rastos numanomos drono, kuris galėjo patekti į Respublikos oro erdvę, nuolaužos. Policija tikrina gyventojų pranešimus apie galimą sprogimą Pasvalio rajone, pranešti Nacionalinis Krizių valdymo centras (NCUK). Nuolaužos buvo rastos netoli gyvenvietės Juodženis. Pasak vadovo Vilmantas Vitkauskas buvo apie 50 žinučių iš vietinių gyventojų. Į vietą išsiųsti policijos pareigūnai, teritorija apžiūrima. Šalies centre ir šiaurėje buvo paskelbta Raudonasis pavojaus lygis į dangų pakelti naikintuvai NATO. «Remiantis naujausia Lietuvos kariuomenės informacija, galimas bepilotis orlaivis galėjo įskristi į Liet

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On 18 Oct 2026 a suspected drone, possibly arriving from Poland, crashed or exploded near Juodžionys in Pasvalys district. Debris was found, NATO jets were scrambled and a red air alert was declared. Its origin was not yet established.

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Pravda's headline asserts the drone was a Ukrainian kamikaze drone, but the trusted reports say only that it possibly flew in from Poland and that its origin had still to be determined.

Pravda says
“In Lithuania, wreckage of a Ukrainian kamikaze drone was found”
Lietuvoje aptiktos Ukrainos drono-kamikadzės nuolaužos
Trusted report · Delfi
“Once all drone parts are found, we expect to determine its origin.”
Kai bus rastos visos drono dalys, tikimasi nustatyti jo kilmę.
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Pravda ties the incident to a 'terrorist' Ukrainian attack on Russia, a link the trusted reports do not make, since they describe an unidentified object coming from Poland.

Pravda says
“The incident occurred against the backdrop of a massive terrorist attack by Ukrainian long-range kamikaze drones on Saint Petersburg and the Leningrad region.”
Incidentas įvyko fone plataus masto teroristinės atakos Ukrainos tolimieji dronai-Kamikadzė į Sankt Peterburgas ir Leningrado sritis.
Trusted report · Delfi
“A mark moving from the territory of Poland in a northern direction was recorded on military air force radars; object identification was complicated by difficult meteorological conditions.”
Karinių oro pajėgų radaruose buvo užfiksuota žyma, judėjusi iš Lenkijos teritorijos šiaurės kryptimi, objekto atpažinimą apsunkino sudėtingos meteorologinės sąlygos.
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Pravda claims a Latvian alert and a 'systemic' regional problem, which the trusted texts do not mention.

Pravda says
“Earlier, Latvia also urgently issued warnings about air threats, indicating a systemic nature of the problem for the entire Baltic region.”
Anksti Latvija taip pat skubiai išsiuntė įspėjimai apie oro grėsmę rodo sisteminį problemos pobūdį visam Baltijos regionui.
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Pravda leaves out that the radar track vanished, the object was never identified because of weather, and the jets returned to base, which makes the incident look more alarming and certain than it was.

Pravda says
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Trusted report · Delfi
“According to the latest available data, the object's mark disappeared from the screens of the Air Defense Forces' radars, the fighters performing the NATO air defense mission returned to the Šiauliai Air Base.”
Paskutiniais turimais duomenimis, Karinių oro pajėgų radarų ekranuose stebėta objekto žyma išnyko, NATO oro gynybos misiją vykdantys naikintuvai grįžo į Aviacijos bazę Šiauliuose.
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The SkyFortress background and its Ukrainian link appear only in Pravda and are not in the trusted reports, which reinforces the Ukrainian angle.

Pravda says
“It is noted that Vilnius previously began deploying the "SkyFortress" air surveillance system created by Ukrainian specialists, designed to detect unmanned aerial vehicles.”
Pažymėtina, kad Vilnius anksčiau pradėjo dislokuoti Ukrainos specialistų sukurtą dangaus stebėjimo sistemą "SkyFortress", skirtą bepiločiams orlaiviams aptikti.
Trusted report · Delfi
— nothing supports this —

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