The airport in Lithuanian capital Vilnius was closed and an air raid warning was issued – this is a breaking story
Fighter jets were scrambled in Lithuania and the capital’s airport was shut amid reports of drone incursions from Russian ally Belarus.
The chaos came as Russia and Belarus’ armed forces took part in nuclear weapons drills in Belarus, which are set to run until Thursday. Russia said on Wednesday that it has brought its nuclear weapons units and formations “to the highest levels of combat readiness” in military drills.
The Belarusian Defence Ministry announced on Monday that it was carrying out nuclear weapons drills together with Russia “to improve the readiness of the armed forces to use modern means of destruction, including special ammunition”.
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