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A Russian fighter and a refueler crossed the EU’s external border Thursday night as the bloc’s leaders discussed their defense plans.

A Russian fighter jet and a refueling aircraft briefly crossed into Lithuanian airspace from the Kaliningrad region on Thursday evening, the Lithuanian Armed Forces said.

Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nausėda condemned what he described as "a cruel violation of international law and territorial sovereignty of Lithuania.”

“We have to react to this,” he wrote on X, posting from Brussels.

The intrusion came as EU leaders in Brussels were discussing ways to strengthen the bloc’s security at Thursday's European Council. For Lithuania, which has seen a growing number of airspace violations in recent months — from fighter jets and drones to balloons — air defense remains a top priority.

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[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 8 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Well, they do if you count Oblast, but there’s a looong way from there to Russia without flying over another country.

Yet that's exactly what happened. And yes, Kaliningrad Oblast is a part of Russia. Not sure why one would not count that: planes can fly over sea, or start and land right there in Kaliningrad!

Or were you talking about some other oblast?