Two incidents, one weekend: allied and Nordic reporting ties the drone intercept and flare exchange to rising Baltic tension.
Officials emphasize air-policing and deconfliction — not a declaration of a wider war.
Read the full report: https://ishookdaily.com/nato-lithuania-drone-denmark-flares-baltic-escalation-september-2026 Cover: AI illustration of Gitanas Nausėda; not official military imagery or an incident photograph.