00:00Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda announced as he participated in the EU Leaders' Summit in Brussels
00:07that two Russian military aircraft violated his country's airspace on Thursday.
00:13The aircraft, identified as an Su-30 fighter jet and IL-78 refueling aircraft,
00:19were thought to be executing a training mission when they breached the border.
00:24Lithuanian officials say the two planes were recorded to have entered Lithuanian airspace
00:29around 4 p.m. local time.
00:32I strongly condemn the violation of Lithuanian airspace recently by the fighter jet and transport vehicle,
00:40transport plane of Russian Federation from Kaliningrad region's side.
00:46This is a cruel violation of international law and territorial sovereignty of Lithuania,
00:54and we have to react to this.
00:56The incident comes as European heads of states gather to discuss continental security.
01:03Lithuania, a NATO member, has been wary after multiple European countries reported
01:09unidentified drone sightings across their skies in recent weeks.
01:13Many NATO countries in the region have accused the Kremlin of perpetrating these violations
01:18and have vowed to bolster their defenses to counter the threats.
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