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NATO fighter jets downed a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace, with authorities saying it likely came from Belarus, an ally of Russia. The incident is part of a series of airspace incursions along NATO's eastern flank amid heightened tensions between the alliance and Moscow. Separately, Russia issued a warning to Denmark after a Russian frigate narrowly missed a Danish military helicopter with flares over the Baltic Sea, in what officials described as a dangerous near miss. The incident adds to a pattern of provocative encounters between Russian forces and NATO members in the Baltic region, further straining relations along the alliance's northeastern border.