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fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Lithuania says it will shoot down smuggling balloons from Russia's ally Belarus

Lithuania authorised shooting down smuggling balloons from Belarus, closed border crossings, disrupted flights, and may invoke NATO Article 4, calling incidents hybrid attacks.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Cigarette-smuggling balloons force closure of Lithuanian airport

Dozens of balloons used by smugglers to transport cigarettes from Belarus into Lithuania forced the temporary closure of Vilnius airport overnight. The Lithuanian capital's airport was closed from 11pm local time on Tuesday to 6.30am on Wednesday. Smugglers use the balloons to send Belarusian cigarettes into the European Union, where tobacco products are more expensive. The head of Lithuania's national crisis management centre, Vilmantas Vitkauskas, described the latest balloon incursion as the most intense this year.
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