<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Lithuania has been beleaguered by balloons drifting into its airspace from neighbouring Belarus. What are the military advantages of this seemingly whimsical mode of transportation? And how severe is the threat? Andrew Mueller explains.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Foreign Desk

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Explainer 498: Belarus’s balloon offensive

DEC 17, 20257 MIN
The Foreign Desk

Explainer 498: Belarus’s balloon offensive

DEC 17, 20257 MIN

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Lithuania has been beleaguered by balloons drifting into its airspace from neighbouring Belarus. What are the military advantages of this seemingly whimsical mode of transportation? And how severe is the threat? Andrew Mueller explains. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.