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What an air alert is in Lithuania

In short: an air alert is an official warning, decided by the Lithuanian Armed Forces and sent by PAGD to mobile phones, when objects that may threaten public safety may appear or are already present in Lithuanian airspace. There are four official categories: possible air raid alert (yellow), yellow after red, air raid alert (red), and no air alert (white). Below is what each means, how you are notified, and what to do now. Always follow the message you actually received on your phone first.

What “oro pavojus” means, and every official colour

An air-raid warning in Lithuania is an official message sent to people’s mobile phones when it is determined, or considered likely, that objects capable of posing a threat to public safety may appear or are already present in Lithuanian airspace. The message states the threat level, the matching colour (yellow, red, yellow after red, or white) and the recommended actions.

How you are notified

The public is warned by mobile-phone messages (the Public Warning and Information System / cell broadcast, often shown on the phone as LT-Alert or Alert Level-2), warning sirens, Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT and lrt.lt), the official emergency-preparedness site lt72.lt, and other official government channels. Messages are sent in Lithuanian and English based on your location in the danger zone.

The Lithuanian Armed Forces, which monitor the country’s airspace, decide to send an air-raid warning. After that decision, the Fire and Rescue Department (PAGD) sends the warning to the public.

Important. When you receive a warning, always follow the instructions in that message first, even if they differ from a website or a printed checklist. The public is told about the end of each colour category in a separate message. If you have not received a new message, continue following the latest instructions.

The Lithuanian Armed Forces inform: POSSIBLE AIR RAID ALERT (YELLOW). Know your safe places. If you see a suspicious object, keep away, call 112. Wait for the all-clear. Recommendations – www.lt72.lt.

Official bilingual LT-Alert wording used for a yellow / possible air raid alert. Always follow the message you actually received.

Possible air raid alert (yellow)

Tikėtinas oro pavojus (geltona)

What it means. This warning means a possible air raid alert, but objects that could pose a danger are not yet in Lithuanian territory (LT72 categories page, 8 June 2026, and the Ministry of National Defence, 20 May 2026). The later LT72 public checklist (October 2026) also says: an unclear object or drone is being observed in the specified area, but there is currently no direct threat to residents of that area.

How you are notified. You are notified by an LT-Alert / cell-broadcast message on your phone (Lithuanian and English, based on your location). Read the colour and the instructions in that message. Follow LRT and lt72.lt. Sirens may also be used during an air-raid threat.

What to do now:

  1. Stay calm.
  2. Know your safe places or shelters: a basement, bathroom, storage room or another windowless room — or a marked priedanga.
  3. If you see a suspicious object, keep away and call 112.
  4. Follow official information and further messages, and be ready to respond if needed.
  5. Wait for further official messages. Do not assume the situation is over until you receive a white / all-clear message.

Yellow after red

Geltona po raudona / geltona po raudonos

What it means. This is still a possible air raid alert (yellow), received after a red air-raid warning, when objects that could pose a danger are not currently in the air / there is no direct threat to residents of that area right now. It is not the all-clear.

How you are notified. You get a separate phone warning for this colour change. Until you receive a white message, keep following the last official instructions for this level.

What to do now:

  1. Remain in shelters or other safe places until the all-clear (white) is announced.
  2. Keep following official information (the message on your phone, LRT, lt72.lt).
  3. Do not treat this as the all-clear — white is a separate message.

Air raid alert (red)

Oro pavojus (raudona)

What it means. This warning means an object is flying in Lithuanian airspace, or there is a high probability it will enter Lithuanian airspace and may pose a threat (LT72 categories page and the Ministry of National Defence). The October 2026 LT72 checklist phrases it as a real air-attack threat that poses a direct danger to residents of the specified area.

How you are notified. You are notified by an official phone warning and, if used, warning sirens. The civil-protection siren signal “Oro pavojus” is issued only by decision of the Lithuanian Armed Forces. Turn on LRT radio or television and read the message on your phone.

What to do now:

  1. Immediately follow the instructions in the official warning.
  2. Go at once to the nearest shelter (priedanga) or a safe room: basement, bathroom, storage room or another windowless room.
  3. Follow LRT and further official warning messages.
  4. Stay there until you receive a white message that there is no air alert.

No air alert (white)

Oro pavojaus nėra (balta) — the all-clear

What it means. The air alert is over. Residents may leave shelters and other safe rooms. The October 2026 LT72 checklist adds that you may resume normal activities.

How you are notified. The end of each colour category is announced in a separate official message. If you have not received a message that the level has changed or that the alert is over, continue following the latest instructions.

What to do now:

  1. You may leave shelters and other safe rooms.
  2. You may resume normal activities.
  3. Stay alert and keep following official information.

Official sources: LT72 kategorijos, LT72 checklist (PDF), visitor guide (EN PDF), sirens, KAM, lt72.lt.

Short answers

It is an official warning sent to mobile phones when objects that may threaten public safety may appear or are already present in Lithuanian airspace. The message gives a colour — yellow, red, yellow after red, or white — and tells you what to do. The Lithuanian Armed Forces decide to issue it; PAGD sends it to the public.

Yellow means a possible air raid alert, but objects that could pose a danger are not yet in Lithuanian territory, and there is currently no direct threat to residents of the specified area. Stay calm, know your safe places, keep away from any suspicious object and call 112, then wait for further messages. A recent official LT-Alert text said: “POSSIBLE AIR RAID ALERT (YELLOW). Know your safe places. If you see a suspicious object, keep away, call 112. Wait for the all-clear. Recommendations – www.lt72.lt.”

Red means an object is flying in Lithuanian airspace or is likely to enter it and may pose a threat — a real air-attack threat to residents of the specified area. Go immediately to the nearest shelter or a safe windowless room and follow LRT until you receive a white message.

It is a yellow / possible air-raid warning received after a red alert, when dangerous objects are not currently in the air. It is not the all-clear. Official guidance is to remain in shelters or other safe places until the white message.

White is the all-clear: you may leave shelters and resume normal activities, but stay alert and keep following official information. Each colour change, including the all-clear, comes as a separate message.

Lithuania warns the public with cell-broadcast messages to mobile phones. Many phones show that government warning as “LT-Alert”, “Alert Level-2” or a similar emergency-alert title. The important part is the message body: the colour and the instructions (possible air raid alert / air raid alert / no air alert). Always read the full text and follow it. Check that government / public-warning alerts are enabled in your phone settings (see lt72.lt). This site cannot send or stop those official messages.

Listen carefully, follow the instructions, go to a safe place or shelter, and turn on LRT radio or television. Also read the message on your phone. The civil-protection signal “Oro pavojus” is issued only by decision of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, when there is a direct air-raid threat (including a drone or unidentified flying object) or the threat of an enemy attack.

Sirens are a civil-protection warning method, used according to the event. An air-raid siren is sounded only by decision of the Lithuanian Armed Forces. Sirens are also used for announced tests — check official municipal or lt72.lt notices for any test schedule rather than unofficial social-media posts.

A priedanga is a place for short-term protection (up to a few hours) during an air alert. They are marked with a yellow square reading “Priedanga”. Official map: open.geodata.gov.lt (PAGD dataset) and the list at lt72.lt/priedangu-sarasas/. If you cannot reach one in a few minutes, use the safest room in the building you are in — a basement or a windowless room with solid walls (the two-walls rule).

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