"Upon inspection of the device, it was found to contain an explosive device, which Lithuanian military specialists successfully neutralized on site," Grunskiene said at a press conference in Vilnius.

"After the explosive device was neutralized, parts of the drone were sent for various investigations," she added.

The drone arrived in Lithuania from Belarus on July 28, and on August 1, it was found crashed at a military training ground in Gaižūni, Jonava district.

This is the second airspace violation in the past month involving a drone flying into Lithuania from Belarus. The previous time was on July 10, when a Russian-made Gerbera drone flew into Lithuania and crashed about a kilometer from the border. This drone was not equipped with explosives.

According to Grunskiene, according to current information, the drone that crashed in Gaižūni is also a"Gerbera".

According to representatives of the Lithuanian Air Force, the basic version is that these are Russian drones sent to Ukraine, but were disoriented by Ukrainian electronic warfare means.

Russia uses"Gerbera" drones, which are made of plywood and foam, as decoys or for electronic espionage in the war in Ukraine, but they can also carry explosives.

On September 7 last year, a Russian"Shahed" drone equipped with explosives entered Latvian airspace and crashed in Gaigalava parish, Rēzekne region.