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Lithuanian airport is closed by drone alert after Russians targeted Ukrainian plane with remotely-controlled flying bomb on German runway

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Holt, E. (2026, October 3). Lithuanian airport is closed by drone alert after Russians targeted Ukrainian plane with remotely-controlled flying bomb on German runway. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16180161/Lithuanian-airport-closed-drone-alert-Russians-targeted-Ukrainian-plane-German-runway.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Vilnius Airport in Lithuania was briefly shut down due to a drone alert, prompting NATO jets to be scrambled. The incident follows a suspected Russian attack using a remotely-controlled flying bomb against a Ukrainian cargo plane at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany. In that earlier event, on August 4, a Semtex-filled drone targeted an Antonov An-124 carrying military supplies for Ukraine but did not explode. US intelligence links the attacks to Russian secret services, with DNA evidence from both incidents suggesting a connection between them.

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On August 15, Vilnius Airport in Lithuania closed after a drone alert prompted NATO's Baltic Air Policing jets to be scrambled. The suspected drone was flying between Lithuania and Belarus. This incident followed an attack on a Ukrainian cargo plane at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany on August 4, where a remotely-controlled flying bomb packed with Semtex slammed into the wing of a stationary Antonov An-124 aircraft but failed to detonate. US intelligence suggested that Russian secret services were behind both incidents. Additionally, DNA found on the drone matched samples from an incendiary device hidden in a DHL parcel at Leipzig Airport two years ago, which also narrowly avoided detonation due to flight delays.

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A Lithuanian airport has been closed following a drone alert. asserted

airport → close → alert

NATO Baltic Air Policing jets were scrambled to Vilnius Airport earlier this morning in response to the alert. It is understood the suspected drone was flying between Lithuania and Belarus. asserted

drone → scramble → Lithuania

The incident comes after Ukrainian planes were targeted with a remotely-controlled flying bomb on a German runaway in a suspected Russian attack. asserted

planes → come → attack

A drone packed with Semtex slammed into the wing of a stationary Ukrainian cargo plane at Leipzig/Halle Airport late on August 4 but failed to detonate. asserted

drone → pack → August

The drone was discovered close to the giant Antonov An-124, which was being used to fly military supplies into Ukraine, by a bus driver, who pinned it under his foot and alerted airport security. asserted

who → discover → security

US intelligence deduced that Russian secret services were likely behind the attack. Investigators have also reportedly found DNA on the drone matching a sample recovered after a suspected Russian sabotage attack at the same airport two years ago. uncertain

Investigators → deduce → airport

In that incident, an incendiary device hidden in a DHL parcel caught fire at the Leipzig hub in July 2024. asserted

device → hide → July

The package had been due to travel on a cargo plane but the flight was delayed, narrowly avoiding the possibility of the device igniting in mid-air. asserted

device → delay → air

Vilnius airport reopened earlier on Saturday after it was closed for less than an hour. asserted

it → reopen → hour

This is a breaking news story. asserted

This → break → ?

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