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"Since Sunday, I have been in communication with the Polish Minister of Defense, today we agreed with our intelligence officials and the military that relevant information and the data we have will be transmitted to our colleagues in Poland via a secure network; we will continue this issue." said R. Kaunas to journalists on Monday after the National Security Commission meeting. #Lenkija #Lietuva #dronai (translated)

This warning algorithm will be improved, and it will be discussed at the National Defense Council meeting next week, following the incident on Sunday involving an allegedly Ukrainian drone that entered Lithuania, says the President's chief advisor Deividas Matulionis. The military reacted according to the established legal algorithm - when necessary, a "Yellow" alert was declared, and when necessary, a "Red" alert was declared, although our fighter jets did not have visual contact. #Dronas #OroPavojus #LietuvosKariuomenė (translated)

The object entered Lithuania's airspace and was monitored. Reports (about the air threat – ELTA) were sent to the Kaunas, Šiauliai, and Biržai districts. Unfortunately, due to complicated weather conditions, we have the obligation to identify the object during peacetime, but due to the difficult weather conditions, the fighter pilots were unable to accurately identify what is flying, whether it is a drone, and what level of threat this object poses. Currently, monitoring is underway, and we are in communication with the military. The Minister of National Defense, Robertas Kaunas, stated that due to the weather conditions, the fighter pilots could not precisely determine what object may have entered the airspace on Sunday. #oroSąlygos #nacionalinėSaugumas #Kaunas (translated)

It's strange to me that if the drone entered Lithuania's territory from Poland, why the air threat was declared only in Northern Lithuania. This is unacceptable to me. We will investigate. The military has been tasked with gathering all the information and presenting it to me in detail. We will also clarify with the Fire Protection and Rescue Service why the messages were not sent in time, if that was the case. Minister of National Defense Robertas Kaunas reported that the drone debris possibly damaged a civilian vehicle. #dronas #PasvalioRajonas #oroAtaka (translated)

"I believe that the coalition partners and the opposition must look for certain points of agreement, act fairly, not demand that all possible goals be implemented at once, and say that you must fit into a 3% budget deficit, as it is simply impossible, and they themselves know this very well." According to G. Nausėda, it is essential to find a compromise in budget discussions, as it is necessary to ensure both the financing of the army and the payment of pensions and social benefits, as well as to implement the family package. #biudžetas #kompromisas #politika (translated)

President Gitanas Nausėda urges the government and the opposition to seek a compromise on the budget, emphasizing the necessity of ensuring funding for the military, pensions, and social benefits, and calls on the finance minister to communicate more respectfully with politicians. #biudžetas #kompromisas #politika (translated)

"Thunder of Perkūnas 2026" is part of the "Perkūnas" series of state armed defense exercises. The experience gained during these exercises will help to further improve command and control procedures, strengthen the interaction between the military and civilian institutions, and assess the state's readiness to act during a crisis and wartime, said the Chief of the Defense Staff of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, Rear Admiral Giedrius Premeneckas. #PerkūnoGriausmas2026 #LietuvosKariuomenė #KraštoApsauga (translated)

Military exercises "Thunder of Perkūnas" have concluded in Lithuania, aimed at strengthening the state's readiness for armed defense and ensuring cooperation between the military and civilian institutions during crises and wartime. #PerkūnoGriausmas2026 #LietuvosKariuomenė #KraštoApsauga (translated)