Poland searches for an unknown object near Lublin; Lithuania reports possible drone debris
On 18 October Poland scrambled jets twice during Russia's attack on Ukraine and is checking a possible crash near Lublin. Lithuania declared an air alert; debris was reportedly found.
Poland
Poland’s Operational Command said it is checking a suspected airspace violation by an unidentified object overnight. A territorial-defence search team was sent south of Lublin, with police and military gendarmerie. The military is also checking whether the radar signal could have been a weather anomaly. Poland scrambled aircraft twice during the day due to Russian attacks on Ukraine.
Lithuania
Lithuanian police checked about 50 residents’ reports of a possible drone crash in Pasvalys district; debris was preliminarily found in Juodžioniai. Defence minister Robertas Kaunas said the object was not shot down because fog prevented pilots from identifying it visually.
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