{
  "id": 15438140,
  "title": "Lithuanians take shelter, Nato jets scramble as suspected drone explodes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/lithuanians-take-shelter-nato-jets-scramble-as-suspected-drone",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T15:23:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3371323/lithuanians-take-shelter-nato-jets-scramble-suspected-drone-explodes"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A suspected drone exploded over Lithuania after triggering an alert that forced residents in northern and central areas to seek shelter for an hour on Sunday morning, the president and other defence officials said. Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said later it regretted the incident in Lithuania’s airspace, adding that it may have resulted from Russian electronic warfare diverting drones off course.…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "NATO jets scramble as drone explodes in Lithuanian airspace",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/nato-jets-scramble-as-drone-explodes-in-lithuanian-airspace",
        "published": "2026-10-18T17:59:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}