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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced today that in response to the recent intrusion of several dozen Russian one-way attack drones into Poland, NATO would be launching Operation “Eastern Sentry” across NATO’s Eastern Front. The goal of the operation will be to strengthen the alliance’s defensive posture in Poland and the Baltics, with several members already announcing the deployment of military assets in support of Eastern Sentry, including Denmark who announced it would send two F-16s and an anti-air warfare frigate, France who will send three Rafales, and Germany who will contribute four Eurofighter Typhoons, with additional assets expected to be announced in the coming days and weeks by other allies in NATO

Opposition activist Mykola Statkevich, released by Belarusian authorities, refused to leave the country and returned to Belarus. He was then abducted by masked men and taken to an unknown destination, reported the independent Belarusian news portal Zerkało.

Russia's actions and Belarus's connivance in the use of its airspace pose a direct threat to the security of all countries in the region - joint statement by the Foreign Ministries of Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine

Germany: We will expand air surveillance of NATO's eastern borders.

US President's representative John Cole arrived in Minsk: he held talks with Alexander Lukashenka and announced the White House's decision to lift sanctions on Belavia Airlines. At the same time, Lithuania announced the release of more than 50 prisoners from Belarusian colonies.

Latvia closes airspace near the border with Russia and Belarus

NATO sources say two flying objects entered Lithuanian airspace at 10 a.m. Wednesday (just under 6 hours ago). They were not engaged, and reconnaissance is ongoing - Bild

Powerful explosions were heard in the suburbs of Lithuania’s capital Wednesday morning after several rail cars loaded with liquefied natural gas caught fire, police said.

Belarus Announces Lithuania Installs 'Dragon's Teeth' at Border Checkpoints

US Air Force spent 7 hours sniffing for nuclear decay today, low over central Baltic Sea. About 5000m NE of Gotland and down to 1500m closer to Kaliningrad. The plane is a highly specialized one. JAKE27 - 64-14829 - AE037F

NetBlocks confirms an ongoing internet outage on the Island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea

A man accidentally blew himself up last night when the IED he attempted to set off detonated prematurely in Östberga, Stockholm. Body parts strewn around the area

Lithuania declares no-fly zone near border with Belarus until October 1

Polish Defense Minister: Russia is provoking NATO countries again

Two Italian F-35 jets were scrambled from Estonia for the first time to intercept "Russian aircraft", NATO's air command says

Estonian Foreign Ministry says it is expelling Russian diplomat

Minsk is alarmed by the aggressive attitude of Poland and the Baltics towards Belarus, Lukashenka said

NATO is reportedly considering stationing its German-Dutch corps in Pärnu, Estonia. A decision is expected sometime this year

Lithuania Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas stepped down following investigations into his business dealings that prompted protests in the Baltic country’s capital calling for his resignation

Estonia Summons Russia's envoy After Sea Border Breach. The Estonian army said in a statement that an unauthorized Russian border guard vessel briefly entered the country's territorial waters by up to half a kilometre on Sat

An Emergency Alert has been declared this morning throughout the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius, after an unknown drone, believed to likely be Russian, crossed into the country from Belarus and was spotted earlier over the city, with a mass search for the drone currently underway by the Lithuanian Police Force and Armed Forces. Residents are asked to report any further sighting or possible landing sites to authorities in Vilnius

Russia closes Polish consulate in Kaliningrad — Russian Foreign Ministry

On Thursday, a Shahed-type drone flew into Lithuania from Belarus and crashed, but without cargo.

Several people have been stabbed near the Ratina shopping center in Tampere, the police say. Police have arrested one person

Swedish maritime authority just posted maybe their most extensive interference warning to date. Even radar is now seeing interference, besides more familiar GNSS, AIS and DGPS. Radar is the single most important navigational aid on ships, particularly in cases of lost GPS/GNSS

Trump: It is possible that Putin has territorial ambitions outside of Ukraine

NATO Summit Declaration from The Hague

NATO members affirm their "unwavering" commitment to collective defense.

Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya with her released husband Sergei Tsikhanouski, as well as Sergei Sheleg, Igor Korney, Natalia Dulina, and Kirill Balakhonov at the US Embassy in Vilnius

Finland's parliament voted in favour of withdrawing the country from the Ottawa Convention that bans the use of anti-personnel landmines amid concerns over a military threat posed by Russia