Baltic tensions rise as NATO shoots down drone over Lithuania | DW News

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Baltic tensions rise as NATO shoots down drone over Lithuania | DW News

NATO fighter jets have shot down an unidentified drone in Lithuanian airspace for the first time, while a Russian warship fired flares at a Danish military helicopter in a separate Baltic Sea incident. The back-to-back encounters have heightened security concerns across Europe and fueled accusations that Russia is growing increasingly reckless on NATO’s borders.

00:00 Drone downed over Lithuania, flares fired near Denmark
01:30 Natia Seskaria (Royal United Services Institute) on Russia’s latest hybrid tactics
03:08 What is Russia trying to achieve with these incidents?
04:18 How should NATO respond to growing pressure?
05:28 Russia’s shadow fleet and Baltic Sea security

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Date: September 15, 2026