Lithuania Protests Russian Airspace Violation

Lithuania's foreign ministry lodged a diplomatic protest against Russia after a Pobeda airline aircraft entered Lithuanian airspace over the Baltic Sea without permission. The incident occurred on Sunday evening during the aircraft's journey from Moscow Vnukovo airport to Kaliningrad airport.

Lithuania's foreign ministry on Tuesday said it had made a diplomatic protest to Russia after a Russian civilian aircraft entered its airspace without permission.

The Pobeda airline aircraft entered Lithuanian airspace over the Baltic sea for a minute on Sunday evening, on its way from Moscow Vnukovo airport to Kaliningrad airport, the ministry said.