NATO jets down drone in Lithuanian airspace

The incident came less than a day after NATO leaders pledged that strikes close to the alliance's territory would drive the trans-Atlantic organization to increase support for Kyiv.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4733x3155+0+0/resize/4733x3155!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fef%2F35%2Fd7e523c544b08cb7f30c74ba1e02%2Fap26258280591223.jpg' alt='Lithuanian soldiers are securing the area where Italian fighter jets during NATO's Baltic Air Policing Mission shot down a drone early this morning near Pratkunai village, Kaisiadorys district some 90km (55,9 miles) northwest of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026.'/><p>The incident came less than a day after NATO leaders pledged that strikes close to the alliance's territory would drive the trans-Atlantic organization to increase support for Kyiv.</p><p>(Image credit: AP Photo)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-143284' />