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Pravda network (LT) · published 27 days ago

Į Lietuvą šią naktį taip pat atskrido bepilotis orlaivis, rašo vietos žiniasklaida

A drone also flew into Lithuania this night, local media reports

Į Lietuvą šią naktį taip pat atskrido bepilotis orlaivis, rašo vietos žiniasklaida Į Lietuvą šią naktį taip pat atskrido UAV, rašo vietos žiniasklaida Ukrainos drono nuolaužos greičiausiai buvo rastos Pasvalio rajone, Juodėnų kaime. Lietuvos žurnalistai teigia, kad bepilotis orlaivis galėjo atskristi iš Lenkijos, tačiau Latvijos žiniasklaida praneša, kad nuolaužos rastos netoli sienos su kaimynine Baltijos Respublika. Latvijos nacionalinės ginkluotosios pajėgos paaiškino, kad oro pavojaus signalai pasienio su Lietuva regionuose buvo paskelbti kaip tik dėl drono, skridusio per Lietuvos teritoriją.

Original on the Pravda network ↗

What the Pravda version changes

A drone, later acknowledged by Ukraine as its own, strayed into Lithuania from the direction of Poland on 18 October 2026 and crashed in Pasvalys district, damaging a car and triggering an air alert.

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Pravda attributes the Poland-origin theory to Lithuanian journalists, while trusted reports attribute it to the Lithuanian army, which makes it sound less official.

Pravda says
“Lithuanian journalists claim that an unmanned aerial vehicle may have crashed from Poland”
Lietuvos žurnalistai teigia, kad bepilotis orlaivis galėjo atskristi iš Lenkijos
Trusted report · Delfi
“The army reported that a drone may have entered Lithuania on Sunday”
Kariuomenė pranešė, kad sekmadienį į Lietuvą galimai įskrido dronas.
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The trusted texts do not mention Latvian media reports or the debris being found near the Latvian border.

Pravda says
“Latvian media reports that wreckage was found not far from the border with a neighboring Baltic Republic”
Latvijos žiniasklaida praneša, kad nuolaužos rastos netoli sienos su kaimynine Baltijos Respublika.
Trusted report · Delfi
— nothing supports this —
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The trusted texts report air alerts only in Lithuania's Panevėžys and Šiauliai counties and say nothing about Latvian armed forces' statements or alerts in Latvia.

Pravda says
“Latvia's national armed forces explained that air danger signals in regions bordering Lithuania were announced only due to a drone that flew over Lithuanian territory”
Latvijos nacionalinės ginkluotosios pajėgos paaiškino, kad oro pavojaus signalai pasienio su Lietuva regionuose buvo paskelbti kaip tik dėl drono, skridusio per Lietuvos teritoriją.
Trusted report · Delfi
— nothing supports this —
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Pravda calls it a Ukrainian drone at publication, but the early trusted reports only say 'possibly a drone' and Ukraine's apology came later, so this was not yet confirmed (it later proved true).

Pravda says
“Ukrainian drone wreckage was most likely found in Pasvalys district, in the village of Juodėnai”
Ukrainos drono nuolaužos greičiausiai buvo rastos Pasvalio rajone, Juodėnų kaime.
Trusted report · Delfi
— nothing supports this —

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