Ukrainian drone crashes in Lithuania after attack on Saint Petersburg

A drone that fell in Lithuania was Ukrainian. A Ukrainian drone that fell in the Pasvalys district of Lithuania on Sunday morning was a result of an attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on St. Petersburg, said Lithuanian Defense Minister Robertas Kausanas.

Consensus

A drone crashed in the Pasvalys district of northern Lithuania on October 18.
The drone was Ukrainian and part of an attack on Saint Petersburg.
The crash caused a strong explosion and damaged a civilian vehicle.
No casualties were reported.
Air alerts were issued in several regions of Lithuania.
Lithuanian and Polish defense ministries formed a joint working group to investigate the incident.
Ukrainian officials confirmed losing contact with one of their drones during the attack.
The drone was reportedly equipped with explosives.
Lithuanian authorities stated the drone entered from the direction of Poland.
Lithuanian NATO fighters detected the drone on radar but could not establish visual contact due to poor weather.

Points of divergence

Poland denied any radar confirmation of the drone crossing from Poland into Lithuania. — vm
The drone was tracked by Polish radar systems, but the object was not detected by Polish radars. — fontanka
Lithuanian defense authorities were aware of the Ukrainian drone attack on Saint Petersburg prior to the incident. — gazeta_spb
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda stated he would not speculate on the findings before the official investigation results are released. — interfax

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Russian Foreign Ministry Allows for Expulsion of Ukrainian Diplomats from Poland and Lithuania Due to Drone — Вести
Lithuania and Poland created joint working group to investigate drone incident — Интерфакс
Polsat News: Poland and Lithuania got into a row over the appearance of a Ukrainian drone — Вечерняя Москва
Media: Poland and Lithuania have fallen out over Ukrainian drone — Вести
«Through the Schengen zone»: in Lithuania they told how a drone from the Armed Forces of Ukraine flew into them during an attack on Leningrad Oblast and St. Petersburg — Фонтанка
Lithuanian Prime Minister admits that the drone that violated the airspace was Ukrainian — Вечерняя Москва
Lithuanian Prime Minister: The drone that crossed the border was Ukrainian — Ведомости
In Lithuania, it was declared that the drone violating the country's airspace was Ukrainian — Интерфакс
Drone that fell in Lithuania turned out to be Ukrainian — ЭХО / Новости
Lithuanian authorities knew about attack of Ukrainian drones on St Petersburg - SPB Gazeta - news of St Petersburg — Gazeta.SPb
Kyiv admitted that its drone violated Lithuania's airspace — Вечерняя Москва
Drone violating Lithuania's airspace turned out to be Ukrainian — Вести
In Lithuania, they explained why they were unable to shoot down an unidentified aerial object — Вести
In Poland, reacted to data about drone flying from its territory into Lithuania — Вести
In Poland, the landing of a drone from its own territory into Lithuania was not confirmed — Интерфакс
In Lithuania, on the morning of October 18, a drone allegedly fell and exploded. Residents of Pasvalys reported a strong explosion... — Радио Свобода
Unknown drone fell in Lithuania, NATO fighters were lifted into the air — ASTRA
In Lithuania, an unmanned aircraft reportedly fell and exploded on the morning of October 18. Residents of Pasvalys reported a strong explosion... — Радио Свобода
Drone violating Lithuania's airspace arrived from Poland — Интерфакс
Unknown drone fell in Lithuania, NATO fighters were lifted into the air — ASTRA

Ukrainian drone crashes in Lithuania after attack on Saint Petersburg

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