Drones launched by both Russia and Ukraine are veering off course, menacing countries that are not at war. Ligita Visockiene, the principal of a primary school in Vilnius, Lithuania, in a room the school uses as a shelter. The school has detailed plans for what to do in the event of attack but, she added, “We never thought we would have to actually use the plan.” Credit... Andrej Vasilenko for The New York Times By Andrew Higgins Reporting from Vilnius, Lithuania and Tallinn, Estonia June 9, 2026 Updated 9:26 a.m. ET original article contains links The red alert came from a crisis control room buried under the Lithuanian capital. It sent the president, prime minister, mayor, school children and hundreds of thousands of other residents racing to underground shelters for cover from a fast approaching drone. Military radar showed the drone coming in from the east, where Russia and its close ally Belarus have long loomed as a menace to NATO’s eastern flank. But, according to Lit...