{
  "id": 7629280,
  "title": "NATO jets down drone over Lithuania as Russian ship fires flares at Danish helicopter",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/nato-jets-down-drone-over-lithuania-as-russian-ship-fires-flares-at",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T20:26:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "http://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260915-nato-jets-down-drone-over-lithuania-as-russian-ship-fires-flares-at-danish-helicopter"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "NATO fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace and Denmark accused a Russian frigate of firing flares at a Danish military helicopter on Tuesday, in incidents that heightened tensions along the alliance’s eastern flank.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Insider",
        "title": "Russian warship fires flares at Danish military helicopter, PM Mette Frederiksen calls incident part of Moscow’s hybrid warfare campaign",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/russian-warship-fires-flares-at-danish-military-helicopter-pm-mette",
        "published": "2026-09-15T16:22:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "\"Reckless\": EU After Russian Ship Fires Flares At Danish Military Helicopter",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/reckless-eu-after-russian-ship-fires-flares-at-danish-military",
        "published": "2026-09-15T18:58:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euromaidan Press",
        "title": "Russian warship fires flares at Danish military helicopter as Moscow’s provocations escalate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/russian-warship-fires-flares-at-danish-military-helicopter-as-moscows",
        "published": "2026-09-15T19:03:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}