FILE PHOTO: NATO and Turkish flags are seen in this illustration taken May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/ File Photo
ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey temporarily deployed a warning and control aircraft to Lithuania as part of NATO security measures, the defence ministry said on Thursday, following repeated airspace violations by Russian drones.
Lithuania, Estonia, Denmark and Poland have all said Russian drones or fighter jets have violated their airspace in recent weeks, prompting the NATO alliance to beef up defence around Europe's eastern flank.
