Seyma Erkul Dayanc
19 October 2026•Update: 19 October 2026
Lithuania has evidence that a drone that crashed on its territory on Sunday crossed into the country from Poland, presidential national security adviser Deividas Matulionis said Monday, according to Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT.
Matulionis was commenting on a report by Polish news portal Polsat News that the drone may have been launched from Lithuanian territory, citing sources at Poland’s Defense Ministry.
Matulionis said Lithuania had not received official information from Poland confirming that account.
Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said several scenarios were being examined and that he expected the military to provide an explanation.
The drone entered Lithuanian airspace on Sunday morning, prompting an air alert in parts of the country.
Its wreckage was later found near the village of Juodzioniai in northern Lithuania, where debris damaged a civilian vehicle. No injuries were reported.
NATO fighter jets were dispatched to investigate the incident but could not visually identify the object because of cloudy weather.
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said the drone may have been diverted by Russian electronic warfare while Ukraine was carrying out operations against military targets in Russia.
Kyiv expressed regret over the incident and pledged to cooperate with Lithuania to establish what happened.
