Lithuania Scrambles NATO Fighters After Airspace Alert

Lithuania issued a red air alert on Sunday after an unidentified object entered its airspace, advising residents to shelter, temporarily closing Kaunas airport and scrambling NATO air-policing fighters. The object’s identity and origin remained unknown, and authorities were investigating possible debris found in the north of the country. Residents in central and northern Lithuania were told to take shelter for about an hour. Latvia also briefly issued a yellow air warning in regions bordering Lithuania, citing a possible threat. Poland’s armed forces said they were verifying whether an unidentified object had violated Polish airspace. Lithuanian authorities said possible debris from an unmanned aerial vehicle was found near Juodzionys after the object disappeared from radar. Investigators were examining the material to establish its origin and the cause of an apparent explosion. Defence Minister Robertas Kaunas said the object likely entered from Poland and that he had proposed a joint investigation with his Polish counterpart. No origin had been definitively established. Accounts differed over whether NATO aircraft attempted to intercept the object. Lithuania’s crisis...