WARSAW, Poland – From Lithuania to Poland, countries along NATO's eastern flank are on edge. Moscow's recent flying of drones across borders is pushing tensions to their highest point in years.

Across Lithuania, fears of a Russian strike aren't just headlines, they're real concerns shaping daily life.

At an after-school drone course, 11-year-old Emilis Benko is learning how to build, program, and fly one. "It's basically a drone simulation where you can go to single player or multiplayer," explained Benko.

In recent months, Lithuania and its Baltic neighbors, Estonia and Latvia, have reported a sharp rise in Russian drone activity, sometimes inside their airspace.

Lithuania sits just miles from the Russian border. This has led the small country to begin public defense programs like thi

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