On the evening of6, Vilnius airport temporarily suspended operations again due to the appearance of balloons approaching the flight zone. This is the

Lithuania accuses Belarus and Russia of a "deliberate escalation of hybrid warfare" as balloons shut down major airport.

The country's president described the operation as a hybrid attack as the airspace was closed for the second night running.

The Lithuanian authorities have blamed Belarus for the incident, which disrupted the travel plans of 4,000 passengers.View on euronews

Lithuania's Vilnius airport closed on Saturday due to weather balloons entering its airspace from neighbouring Belarus, the Baltic country's National Crisis Management Centre said, the fourth such disruption this month.

NATO member Lithuania closed Vilnius Airport and Belarus border crossings on Sunday after several objects, identified as likely helium balloons, entered its airspace, the National Crisis Management Centre said,

Vilnius airport has suspended air traffic and closed its border crossings with Belarus after balloons ferrying smuggled cigarettes from there entered its airspace.

Lithuania’s Vilnius and Kaunas airports were shut three times over the weekend after contraband weather balloons from Belarus entered the country’s airspace.