Belarus balloon incursions cost Lithuania’s airports over €750,000
Lithuanian Airports (LTOU) estimated that suspected cigarette-smuggling balloons entering Lithuanian airspace from Belarus in recent months have disrupted…
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US lifts sanctions on Belavia after Belarus releases political prisoners
The United States has lifted sanctions on Belarusian flag carrier Belavia, US Presidential Envoy John Coale announced following…
Poland investigates two drone crashes near borders with Ukraine and Belarus
Polish authorities are investigating two separate crashes of unidentified drones in the Lublin region in early September 2025,…
Lithuania closes part of airspace after drone incursions ahead of Zapad 2025
Lithuania has imposed a temporary flight ban along part of its border with Belarus, citing repeated drone incursions…
Russian drone overflew Vilnius with explosives, Lithuania urges NATO response
In less than a month, two military-grade drones of Russian design have crossed into Lithuanian airspace from Belarus.…
Drone that entered Lithuania from Belarus found after 5-day search
An unidentified drone that entered Lithuania from Belarus was found at the Gaižiūnai training ground in the Jonava…
Lithuania reports second drone from Belarus in a month, seen near Vilnius
Lithuanian authorities are investigating reports of an unknown drone that entered the country from Belarus on the morning…
NATO fighters scrambled as suspicious aircraft from Belarus crashes in Lithuania
Lithuanian authorities have reported that a suspicious homemade aircraft, resembling a Shahed drone, entered Lithuania from Belarus on…
Belarus accuses Ukraine of airspace violation, Lukashenko bolsters border forces
Belarus has accused neighbors Ukraine of committing airspace violations through the use of drones as Ukrainian troops moved…
US urges citizens to depart Belarus amid mounting border tensions
The United States has urgently advised its citizens to depart Belarus “immediately,” after Lithuania closed two out of…
Tensions escalate as Wagner Group leader’s jet lands in Belarus for third time
An aircraft belonging to Yevgeny Prigozhin, Russian oligarch, and the leader of the Wagner Group, landed in Belarus…
Poland accuses Belarusian helicopters of airspace violation
Poland claimed that two Belarusian helicopters violated its airspace near the border. The two helicopters in question were identified…
Journalist from diverted 2021 Ryanair flight jailed in Belarus
A journalist who was arrested by police after his plane was diverted and forced to land in Belarus…
Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus: NATO condemns “irresponsible rhetoric”
Ukraine and NATO countries condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plans to deploy “tactical” nuclear weapons in neighboring ally…
Belarusian opposition publishes video of drone flying over Russian A-50
UPDATE 03-03-2023, 11:00 (UTC +3): The initial report, published in the afternoon of March 2, 2023, followed the…
Belarusian partisans claim to have used drones to attack a Russian AWACS plane
A Beriev A-50 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, that was allegedly damaged by Belarusian resistance members,…
Belarus to begin manufacturing Su-25s, Lukashenko claims
Belarus is ready to start producing Sukhoi Su-25 attack aircraft, the country’s president Aleksandr Lukashenko said during his…
US, France call on citizens to leave Belarus, Russia ahead of potential offensive in Ukraine
The United States and France have called on their citizens to leave Russia and Belarus, respectively, both citing…