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Lithuania closes border with Belarus

Lithuania Will Shoot Down Balloons Crossing Border From Belarus After Dozens Detected Overnight

NATO member Lithuania today authorized the shooting down of balloons that cross the border from Russia’s ally Belarus, after as many as 66 balloons were spotted by Lithuanian radar overnight.

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Lithuania extends closure of Belarus border crossings after balloons enter its airspace

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Lithuania closes border with Belarus after multiple balloons violate airspace

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Factbox-Why are smuggling balloons closing down Lithuania's main airport?

Smuggling balloons floating over the border from Belarus have shut down the airport in Lithuania's capital Vilnius for four evenings over the past week, with authorities branding it a "hybrid attack" ...

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EU condemns Belarus balloon incursions after Hungary delays statement

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Hungary stalls EU’s ‘hybrid war’ verdict against Belarus

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Lithuania accuses Belarus, Russia of "deliberate escalation of hybrid warfare" as balloons shut down airport

Lithuania accuses Belarus and Russia of a "deliberate escalation of hybrid warfare" as balloons shut down major airport.

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NATO Nation Shuts Airports, Border After ‘Smuggling Balloons’ Launched

Moscow has been accused of hybrid warfare measures in the region; German media outlet Kieler Nachrichten reported Thursday that the Russian amphibious Ropucha-class landing ship Aleksandr Shabalin anchored off the German coast and blocked a key shipping route between the Baltic and the North Seas.

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Lithuania shuts Vilnius airport again due to weather balloons

Lithuania's Vilnius airport temporarily closed on Thursday due to weather balloons flying in its vicinity, the airport said in a post on Facebook, the sixth such incident this month.