Dozens of balloons carrying illegal cigarettes entered Lithuania’s airspace last week, prompting the country to close its border with Belarus in response.

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EADaily, October 31st, 2025. Roman Protasevich is an employee of the Belarusian intelligence service. This was announced ...

"We stand in full solidarity with Lithuania. Balloon incursions into Lithuanian airspace from Belarus that disrupt civilian ...

In response to a question from journalists, President Aleksandr Lukashenko stated that Lithuanians themselves were throwing cigarettes ...

From Japan to Norway, probing by Russian war jets and drones is provoking a harder line by America’s allies. Mr. Brooke has ...

Hybrid attacks are continuing. Once again, operations at Vilnius Airport have stopped, causing major inconvenience for ...

Weather balloons carrying boxes of smuggled cigarettes have been disrupting flights in Lithuania. The situation has escalated dramatically over the past week, and the government in Vilnius has ...

The European Union on Wednesday condemned Belarus for "unacceptable" incursions of meteorological balloons into Lithuanian ...

Lithuania will completely close its border with Belarus for a month after dozens of balloons loaded with illegal cigarettes entered its airspace last week, the government said Wednesday.

Lithuania is closing its border with Belarus for one month in response to airspace violations and disruptions to air traffic ...

By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) -Smuggling balloons floating over the border from Belarus have shut down the airport in ...