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NATO fighter jets operate across the Baltic states

Video. NATO 'committed and ready' after shooting down drone over Lithuania

Updated: 15/09/2026 - 9:23 GMT+2

From the Baltics to Poland, Europe's eastern edge is monitoring Russia's war to prevent it spilling over its own borders.

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