Smuggling balloons from Belarus repeatedly shut Vilnius Airport

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Vilnius Airport, repeatedly shut by smuggling balloons from Belarus Trevort Morgondont, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Through autumn 2025 Vilnius Airport was repeatedly shut as balloons carrying contraband drifted in from Belarus. Lithuanian officials called it part of a hybrid attack, and on Dec. 9, 2025 the government declared a nationwide emergency situation. The objects were identified, not unexplained.

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  1. PressLithuania declares state of emergency over smuggler balloons from Belarus (opens in a new tab)The Kyiv Independent / 2025-12-09

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