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Oct 18, 2026 at 1:08 PM ET
Drone debris damages car in northern Lithuania
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A suspected drone crashed in northern Lithuania on Sunday, and debris damaged a moving civilian car; no one was injured, national crisis management centre chief Vilmantas Vitkauskas told Lithuanian radio. Lithuanian authorities issued shelter warnings and NATO jets were scrambled. Ukraine apologized, while the drone’s origin and whether it carried explosives remained under investigation.
WHO: A suspected drone crashed in Lithuania; Ukraine apologized, and Lithuanian authorities issued shelter warnings.
WHAT: A suspected drone crashed in northern Lithuania, with debris damaging a moving car.
WHEN: Oct 18, 2026
WHERE: Lithuania
WHY: The reason the suspected drone crashed is unknown; its origin remained under investigation.
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