Lithuania expresses strong protest over ongoing airspace violations from Belarus, rejects accusations by Minsk that an alleged drone entering Belarusfrom Lithuania

On 15 June, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania summoned the Belarusian chargé d'affaires ad interim and issued a strong protest over multiple violations of Lithuania's airspace from Belarus in May and June, when smuggler balloons or other unmanned aerial vehicles entered Lithuania from the territory of Belarus, in individual cases directly threatening the security of civil aviation, which resulted in the temporary limitation of the operations of Vilnius International Airport from 7 to 8 June.

In response to the Belarusian side's allegations of a violation of Belarusian airspace on 17 May 2026, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania stressed that no such incident was recorded by competent Lithuanian authorities.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs once again called on Belarus to comply with its international obligations, ensure effective control of its airspace, and take decisive measures to combat criminal activities organizing contraband.