‘People on edge’: Baltic states fear Russia-Ukraine war spillover
A spate of drone incursions fuels anxieties about a possible military conflict with Russia.
![Lithunanian armed special forces and members of the Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union take part in a military exercise in central Lithuania [File: Nils Adler/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/4-1780637934-1-1781078714.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
A spate of drone incursions fuels anxieties about a possible military conflict with Russia.
![Lithunanian armed special forces and members of the Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union take part in a military exercise in central Lithuania [File: Nils Adler/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/4-1780637934-1-1781078714.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)








These are the key developments from day 1,411 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
The Ukrainian president rejects Moscow’s claim that Ukrainian forces launched a drone attack on Novgorod.
Moscow is accused of running sabotage and espionage operations across Europe targeting nations supporting Ukraine.
England become first European side to qualify for the World Cup, while Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal draw with Hungary.
Allied forces launch joint patrols near Russia after reports of drone incursions into allied airspace.
German Air Force says its ‘quick reaction alert force’ was ordered by NATO to investigate plane in neutral airspace.
UK police allege Russia-linked spying, as Lithuania and Latvia uncover sabotage plots.
Moscow and Minsk insist, however, that the drills are defensive, adding that Western security concerns are ‘nonsense’.
Moscow accuses Europe of blocking Ukraine peace talks as Donald Trump warns he may be losing patience with Putin.
UK’s Starmer and France’s Macron will co-host a virtual meeting for the ‘coalition of the willing’ on Thursday