By Benas Gerdžiūnas, LRT.lt.

A drone entered Lithuania in the early hours before crashing and exploding in a lake near the border with Belarus. First, many were quick to point at the recorded lawn mower-like sound, saying this was probably a Shahed-type drone.

However, quickly thereafter, the authorities said the object was a stray Ukrainian drone that veered – or was diverted – off course during attacks on Russia.

Just a day later, the same happened in Estonia and in Latvia. While the two Baltic countries registered the airspace violations, the Lithuanian authorities were alerted only by a person living in the sparsely populated area who heard the explosion.

Two nights, at least three drones, hitting all three Baltic states – this smelled fishy to many, who started delving into theories that the Ukrainian-origin story was a cover-up and the incidents were, in fact, probing Russian strikes. We have nothing to indicate that was the case, however.

We do know for sure that Ukraine has been hitting Russian Baltic ports – hard. Baltic officials stressed Russia’s initial invasion was the reason for the spillover and did not criticise Ukraine for the incidents.

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