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5 October 13:59

Until 25 hot air balloons entered the airspace of Lithuania. They were carrying 12,000 packages of smuggled goods.

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On Saturday evening, 25 hot air balloons entered the airspace of Lithuania, causing the closure of Vilnius airport and affecting 30 flights. These balloons were carrying 12,000 packages of contraband cigarettes, having been launched from inside Belarus. The police are conducting searches to locate the balloons and determine who will recover them. This year, 501 contraband balloons have been detected, 2.2 times more than in 2022.

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Lithuanian authorities have closed the airspace above Vilnius due to balloons observed, suspected of being involved in smuggling with drugs.
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Lithuania has temporarily closed two border crossing points with Belarus due to the launch of weather balloons carrying contraband goods.
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On Friday evening, the airports in Vilnius and Kaunas were closed by the Ministry of Transport of Lithuania due to some weather balloons that entered the airspace from Belarus.
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Lithuania has closed the airport in Vilnius and the border with Belarus due to suspicious balloons, being the fourth incident this week.
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Lithuania has announced that the army will shoot down helium balloons from Belarus, used for smuggling, considering them a hybrid threat.
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Lithuania has closed its border with Belarus after the appearance of unidentified objects in the airspace, considering them a hybrid threat.
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