Lithuania / 2026-05-17-lt-1
airspace incident: Lithuanian territory (2026-05-17)
/ date of the event
What happened
The National Crisis Management Centre reported the discovery, in the evening, of a drone wreck in the village of Samanė in Utena district; explosives found at the site were neutralised. On 21 May the defence minister Robertas Kaunas said the drone belonged to Ukraine, that its target was in Russia, and that the most likely cause of its deviation was Russian electronic warfare systems.
The word "Russian" in this description comes from the source's account of where the object was made or what type it is. It is not a finding about who sent it or on whose orders. This record carries no assessment of responsibility: see the attribution band below.
Responsibility and limits of the evidence
not assessed
Nobody has yet assessed responsibility for this record. Not assessed is not the same as not established.
Impact
- killed
- not established
- injured
- not established
- damage
- not established
Sources
- Naruszenia przestrzeni powietrznej nieobjętej działaniami wojennymi podczas wojny rosyjsko-ukraińskiej
pl.wikipedia.org / secondary source
supports: the record
- Violations of non-combatant airspace during the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022-present)
en.wikipedia.org / secondary source
supports: the record