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# NATO shoots down drone as Russia continues to provoke Europe
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/newshour/extras/the-russia-threat-1789507952/
- Published: 2026-09-16T01:15:55.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-16T04:30:48.000Z
- Description: NATO jets shoot down drone in Lithuania as Russia continues to provoke Europe
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: PBS News Hour, #ZZZ_Show_fe87d6dc-6a0c-4ffb-800c-e787276ea730, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_a25da621-9295-4556-aa58-fef143a8f1df, #extra

A drone was shot down in Lithuania by a NATO jet. It is unknown from where the drone was launched, but it's the latest in a series of incursions and sabotage attacks across Europe. As Russia presses its war in Ukraine, it is also now confronting NATO. Stephanie Sy discussed more with Doug Lute, a retired Army lieutenant general who was U.S. ambassador to NATO during the Obama administration.