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Drone Damages Car in Northern Lithuania: NATO Scrambled Fighter Jets, Kyiv Apologized, Vilnius Claims the UAV Came from Poland

On Sunday, October 18, an unidentified drone crossed Lithuanian airspace; its debris damaged a moving car in the north of the country, with no injuries. At NATO's command, two Italian Eurofighters were scrambled, but due to cloud cover the pilots could not visually identify the object. Vilnius claims the drone flew in from Poland; Warsaw is considering several versions, including a possible launch from Lithuanian territory. Kyiv suggested the UAV may have been deflected by Russian electronic warfare and apologized.

Otabek Yusupov
3 min read
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Poland plans to give railway security authority to neutralize drones

The Polish government has published a draft amendment to the railway transport law expanding the powers of the Railway Security Service (SOK): use of counter-drone means, use of weapons to destroy drones, recording of interventions and pursuit of suspects on private territory. The measure follows sabotage on the Warsaw–Lublin line in November and comes amid concerns over Russian hybrid operations.

Aziz Karimov
2 min read
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Fire at Starlink Station in Poland: Suspected Link to Turkish Criminal Group Acting on Moscow's Orders

According to Der Spiegel, citing intelligence services, two Turks detained on October 12 in Nürtingen, Germany, may have been members of the group involved in the arson of a Starlink station near Warsaw on September 23. The possible link to Russia is connected to Beratcan Gökdemi̇r, detained in Russia in 2024 and not extradited to Turkey.

Aziz Karimov
2 min read
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Polish Defense Minister Urged to Put EU Defense Industry on a 'Wartime Footing'

Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said at the Warsaw Security Forum that Europe must multiply its military production, otherwise it will negatively affect future generations. According to him, Russia is already operating in such a mode. According to Estonian intelligence, Russia produced about 7 million munitions in 2025, while the EU and Norway will produce only about 2 million 150 mm shells.

Aziz Karimov
2 min read