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Lithuanian soldiers are securing the area where Italian fighter jets during NATO's Baltic Air Policing Mission shot down a drone early this morning near Pratkunai village, Kaisiadorys district some 90km (55,9 miles) northwest of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026.
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NATO jets down drone in Lithuanian airspace
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The incident came less than a day after NATO leaders pledged that strikes close to the alliance's territory would drive the trans-Atlantic organization to increase support for Kyiv.
Herlain, who asked NPR to withhold her last name, poses for a portrait at her home in North Lauderdale, Fla. She is a registered nurse from Haiti who recently lost her temporary protected status, or TPS.
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