“There is a war going on not far from us.” How Vilnius survived an air raid during which residents and the government descended into shelters
On the morning of May 20, an air raid alert was declared in the eastern part of Lithuania due to a drone detected near the Lithuanian-Belarusian border. Residents of Vilnius were asked to go to shelters, the authorities evacuated students and senior officials...
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Source: BBC Russian
Утром 20 мая в восточной части Литвы была объявлена воздушная тревога из-за дрона, обнаруженного поблизости от литовско-белорусской границы. Жителей Вильнюса попросили спуститься в убежища, власти эвакуировали учащихся и высших должностных лиц страны. Останавливалась работа вильнюсского аэропорта и столичного общественного транспорта.
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