Drone that entered Lithuania from Belarus found after 5-day search
An unidentified drone that entered Lithuania from Belarus was found at the Gaižiūnai training ground in the Jonava district, central Lithuania, following a 5-day search, local authorities announced.
Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Dovilė Šakalienė confirmed this information to the Baltic News Service agency (BNS) on August 1, 2025.
“We confirm that the drone has been found. More information will be provided very soon,” Šakalienė said.
According to the Lithuanian Armed Forces, the unmanned aircraft looks like the Russian drone “Gerbera”. This drone is designed to trick air defenses by imitating the look of the Iranian-made Shahed loitering munition, which Russia frequently uses to strike Ukrainian cities.
“Initial information indicates that it is a “Gerbera”, but this fact will be further clarified as the aircraft was discovered with another drone,” Lithuanian Armed Forces confirmed in a statement.
The reason for the drone entering Lithuanian airspace remains unclear. One initial theory suggested it could have been a provocation, especially as Belarus gets ready for the joint Russian-Belarusian military exercise ‘Zapad 2025’.
However, the Lithuanian Armed Forces later indicated that the most probable reason is that the drone was disoriented by Ukrainian air defenses.
The drone entered Lithuania’s airspace early in the morning of July 28, 2025. Local residents were the first to report about the drone to officials after being disturbed by the noise, although later the Lithuanian Armed Forces mentioned that they had already detected the flying object while it was still in Belarusian airspace.
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