1 incident in Vilnius City and District, Lithuania in the 28 days to Nov 2, 2026.
Background on the area: Vilnius International Airport (EYVI).
All 11 incidents, newest first
- 🇱🇹 · Oct 29, 2026 · near Šumskas
Šumskas balloon, Oct 30 - 3,000 packs of cigarettes
Šumskas is 0.9 km from the Belarus border, but if the balloon flew at 3,000 m in the 26 hours before VSAT's announcement, the wind blew from the south-west to the west-north-west, so no line traced upwind at that height reaches Belarus within 20 km. - 🇱🇹 · Oct 3, 2026 · Vilnius County and Ukmergė
Vilnius yellow air alert, 3 Oct 2026
Three sources give three cancellation times for the Vilnius alert, 10:30 (NKVC via 15min), 10:35 (the Vilnius phone notification) and 10:37 (LRT), a seven-minute spread. - 🇱🇹 · Sep 21, 2026 · Vilnius International Airport
Vilnius airport balloon closure, Sept 22 - 20 flights hit
AirVeto has now reconstructed four Belarusian-balloon closures of Vilnius Airport in 2026, against the airport's own count of about ten disruptions from the threat this year. - 🇱🇹 · Sep 13, 2026 · Vilnius city
Lithuania air alert: radar mark was a bird flock, 13 Sep 2026
Lithuania's yellow-level air danger alert on 13 September 2026 was cancelled 29 minutes later; the radar mark was a bird flock, not a drone. - 🇱🇹 · Aug 30, 2026 · Outside RSI Europe's offices
Vilnius drone maker RSI Europe, 30 Aug 2026 - wreath threat
Funeral wreaths and a photo of RSI Europe's chief executive, tied with a black mourning ribbon, were left outside the Vilnius drone maker's offices in late August 2026. - 🇱🇹 · Jul 17, 2026 · Near Šumskų village
Kenas drone found by dog handler, 340 packs, July 18, 2026
VSAT officers at the Kenas outpost heard a drone cross from Belarus on July 17, 2026 but lost it in darkness. A dog handler found it next morning in forest near Šumskų village. - 🇱🇹 · Jun 13, 2026 · Nemenčinė
Balloon from Belarus triggers Vilnius alert, fighters scrambled
Lithuania issued a yellow-level air alert for Vilnius on June 13, 2026 after a meteorological balloon drifted from Belarus. All-clear after 23 minutes. - 🇱🇹 · Jun 7, 2026 · Vilnius International Airport
Balloon closes Vilnius airport, four flights diverted
Belarusian balloon markers closed Vilnius Airport from 01:18 to 04:00 EEST on June 8, 2026, disrupting five flights and 453 passengers; four aircraft were diverted, including two to Kaunas. - 🇱🇹 · May 20, 2026 · Vilnius and northeastern Lithuania
Drone alert shuts Vilnius airport, president moved to shelter
An unidentified radar mark from Belarus triggered Lithuania's air-danger alert on May 20, 2026, closing Vilnius Airport and moving officials to shelter; lifted at 10:58 with no impact confirmed. - 🇱🇹 · Apr 9, 2026 · Vilnius International Airport
Balloons close Vilnius airport for almost seven hours
Vilnius Airport (EYVI) was closed for almost seven hours on April 9–10, 2026 after suspected smuggling balloons entered approach airspace from the Belarusian direction. - 🇱🇹 · Jan 28, 2026 · Vilnius International Airport
Eight smuggling balloons intercepted near Vilnius airport
Eight balloons entered Lithuanian airspace near Vilnius Airport at 03:00 UTC on January 28, 2026; four suspects were arrested. AirVeto's 7 km wind log shows ~71 km/h flow pushing NNW from Belarus.
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