Lithuania said a Russian fighter jet and refueling tanker entered its airspace from the Kaliningrad region, remaining inside the NATO member’s territory for 18 seconds. According to a statement the aircraft—a Sukhoi SU-30 and an Ilyushin IL-78 —crossed about a half a mile into Lithuanian territory near the town of Kybartai at around 6 p.m. local time. The Lithuanian Air Force said Spanish Eurofighter jets, currently deployed under NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission, were scrambled in response.

President Gitanas Nausėda called the airspace violation a “blatant breach of international law and the territorial integrity of Lithuania,” in a statement posted on X and reported by DW. Nausėda said the incident “confirms the importance of strengthening European air defense readiness.”

Lithuania’s

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