
公共广播公司LRT周三报道称,官员表示,在疑似无人机入侵导致立陶宛大片地区触发防空警报后,北约战斗机夜间两次紧急升空,其中至少有一架无人机进入该国领空,随后飞往拉脱维亚。
NATO fighter jets were scrambled twice overnight after suspected drone incursions triggered air alerts across large parts of Lithuania, with at least one drone entering the country's airspace before flying into Latvia, officials said Wednesday, public broadcaster LRT reported.
周二晚上11点(格林尼治标准时间2000)左右,维尔纽斯和乌泰纳地区发布了第一个黄色警报,并在午夜后不久解除。
The first yellow alert was issued in the Vilnius and Utena regions at around 11 pm Tuesday (2000GMT) and lifted shortly after midnight.
随后又发布了第二次警报,最初在阿利图斯地区实施,随后扩大到立陶宛中部和北部部分地区,并升级为红色,敦促居民寻求庇护。
A second alert was later declared, initially in the Alytus region before being expanded to parts of central and northern Lithuania and upgraded to red, urging residents to seek shelter.
立陶宛国家危机管理中心负责人维尔曼塔斯·维特考斯卡斯表示,最初在白俄罗斯检测到三架无人机,但在第一次事件中没有无人机进入立陶宛领空。其中一架后来进入了拉脱维亚。
Vilmantas Vitkauskas, head of Lithuania's National Crisis Management Centre, said three drones had initially been detected in Belarus, but none entered Lithuanian airspace during the first incident. One later entered Latvia.
在第二次事件中,据信有一架无人机从白俄罗斯进入立陶宛,地点在南部城镇德鲁斯基宁凯附近,随后向北飞越数个地区,并在帕斯瓦利斯附近离开该国领空。
During the second incident, a drone was believed to have entered Lithuania from Belarus near the southern town of Druskininkai, before flying north across several regions and leaving the country's airspace near Pasvalys.
维特考斯卡斯说,北约战斗机探测到了该物体,但没有将其击落,可能是由于恶劣天气或安全考虑。
Vitkauskas said NATO fighter jets detected the object but did not shoot it down, possibly due to poor weather or safety concerns.
这些事件还扰乱了空中交通,维尔纽斯机场和考纳斯机场被迫临时关闭。维特考斯卡斯表示,维尔纽斯机场有三个航班受到影响,涉及400多名乘客。
The incidents also disrupted air traffic, with Vilnius and Kaunas airports temporarily closing. Three flights at Vilnius Airport, affecting more than 400 passengers, were impacted, Vitkauskas said.
拉脱维亚国家武装部队周三早些时候向几个市镇发布了领空威胁警告,并启动了无人机拦截器、防空部队和北约空中警戒战机。
Latvia's National Armed Forces issued an airspace threat warning for several municipalities early Wednesday, activating drone interceptors, air defense units and NATO air policing jets.
涉事无人机的数量以及是否有任何无人机坠毁或被击落目前尚不清楚。
The number of drones involved and whether any crashed or were shot down remained unclear.