Key points
- The Russian Gerbera drone flew into Lithuania from Belarus on the morning of July 10.
- The drone was initially identified as a “home-made aircraft” but was later determined to be a Gerbera UAV.
- The Lithuanian Air Force put NATO fighters on alert, but the mission was cancelled after the drone crashed.
Drone “Gerbera” flew from Belarus to Lithuania / photo Delfi
On Thursday, July 10, Russia again attacked Ukraine with hundreds of drones. One of the unknown drones flew through Belarus to Lithuania.
This was reported by Channel 24 , citing the Lithuanian Armed Forces.
What is known about the unknown UAV in Lithuania
Thus, at about 11:30 am, the Lithuanian Air Force recorded an unknown object approaching the border from the Belarusian side.
Amid the threat, the Air Force switched another NATO fighter from training mode to combat mode. However, the combat mission was cancelled immediately after the drone crashed.
At first it was assumed that a Shahed-type drone had flown into Lithuania. However, the country's State Border Service soon reported that it was a “homemade aircraft similar to an airplane” made of plywood and foam.
However, as Delfi writes, it was in fact a Gerbera drone. Russia actively uses these drones to confuse Ukrainian air defense. According to the Lithuanian Armed Forces, the object does not pose a threat.
The drone that crashed in Lithuania on the morning of July 10 / photo Delfi
The Gerbera UAV flew in from Belarus / photo Delfi
Note that a map with approximate routes of drone and missile strikes was shown online last night. Kyiv suffered the most. It is known that two women died in the capital: a 68-year-old resident of the capital and a 22-year-old police corporal, a metro police officer.
