According to a report by Associated Press on October 23 local time, the President of Lithuania stated that Russian military aircraft entered the country's airspace. Two Spanish fighter jets, which were carrying out NATO air surveillance missions, took off urgently and flew to the area that day.
The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense described in a statement that around 6 p.m. that day, a Russian Su-30 fighter jet and an Il-78 refueling aircraft entered Lithuania's airspace for about 700 meters and left the area after approximately 18 seconds. The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense believed that at that time, the Russian aircraft might have been conducting aerial refueling training near the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.
The Russian Ministry of Defense issued a statement late on October 23, stating that indeed, Russian Su-30 fighter jets conducted "routine training flights" in the airspace of Kaliningrad region that day. However, the Russian Ministry of Defense denied that the Russian aircraft had entered Lithuanian airspace, stating that their flight training strictly followed relevant regulations, and the data of the military aircraft indicated that they did not deviate from their route or infringe on other countries' airspace.
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