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Saulius Jakučionis

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Sep 16, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Saulius Jakučionis, BNS

    25 Belarusian political prisoners arrive in Lithuania after US-brokered release (opens the original)

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    None of those released are Lithuanian citizens, the ministry said. Lithuanian authorities assisted with border-crossing procedures and are ensuring the prisoners’ safe travel from the border to their accommodation, the ministry said. Some of those released did not have identity documents. Medical personnel were also on standby to provide assistance if needed. Among those released are independent Belarusian journalists and other public figures, including Liudmila Chekina, the former general direc

  2. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Saulius Jakučionis, BNS

    Nausėda: drone shot down over Lithuania was Russian Gerbera headed for Ukraine (opens the original)

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    “Based on the information currently available, it was a Gerbera-type drone,” Nausėda told reporters after a meeting of Lithuania’s State Defence Council. The president said the incident was most likely not a deliberate attack against Lithuania. “Most likely, it was a Russian drone intended for Ukraine that was diverted from its course by Ukrainian electronic warfare measures and entered our territory, where it was shot down,” Nausėda said. The drone entered Lithuania from Belarus and was shot do

  3. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Saulius Jakučionis, BNS

    NATO jets shoot down drone that entered Lithuanian airspace (opens the original)

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    The drone was brought down near the village of Pratkūnai in the Kaišiadorys district, about 60 miles west of Vilnius and near the Kaunas Reservoir, the National Crisis Management Centre (NKVC) said. Vilmantas Vitkauskas, NKVC head, told LRT RADIO that the drone most likely entered Lithuania from neighbouring Belarus. It remained in Lithuanian airspace for about half an hour, flying along the outskirts of populated areas before being intercepted. The drone was shot down by Italian troops statione

  4. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Saulius Jakučionis, BNS

    Lithuanian law enforcement search homes of five Nemunas Dawn board members (opens the original)

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    The searches, carried out by the Financial Crime Investigation Service, targeted five of the party’s 11 board members who are also lawmakers: Robert Puchovič, Kęstutis Bilius, Daiva Žebelienė, Lina Šukytė-Korsakė and Tadas Sadauskis. The searches were first reported by BNS and the 15min news portal. Nemunas Dawn leader Remigijus Žemaitaitis confirmed the searches in an interview with LRT RADIO Tuesday. “There is a pretrial investigation. The evidence must be fully collected – if there is evidenc

  5. Article · Jul 15, 2026 · Saulius Jakučionis, BNS

    Intelligence indicates Russia may be planning provocations – Lithuanian president (opens the original)

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    In an interview with BNS published on Wednesday, Nausėda confirmed recent foreign media reports that Moscow could be preparing limited attacks against critical infrastructure in the region using either conventional or other means. “We have received such signals from our intelligence services,” Nausėda said. “They do not identify a specific place or time because that is simply impossible to determine. The other side may not even have completed its planning process, and we may only know about the

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