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Juodžionys

Village in Lithuania's Pasvalys district.

Juodžionys is a village in Lithuania's Pasvalys district. A municipal cemetery register revised on 12 February 2025 places its old village cemetery in Krinčinas eldership.

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Why did Juodžionys appear in reports about Ukraine's drone campaign?

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Background

Juodžionys is a village in northern Lithuania's Pasvalys District Municipality. It belongs to Krinčinas eldership, the local administrative area centred on the separate town of Krinčinas. Krinčinas eldership.

The municipality's cemetery register identifies an old village cemetery in Juodžionys. Its entry places the village within Krinčinas eldership. Municipal cemetery register.

Common Questions

Where is Juodžionys?

Juodžionys is in Krinčinas eldership, within Lithuania's Pasvalys district.Source: https://www.pasvalys.lt/data/public/uploads/2025/12/kopija-individualaus-naudojimo-misriu-pakuociu-konteineriu-aptarnavimo-grafikas.pdf

What happened near Juodžionys in October 2026?

Public-broadcast reporting said a drone came down nearby on 18 October, damaging a passing car without injuring anyone.Source: https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/18.10.2026-suspected-drone-destroyed-in-lithuania-as-it-approached-latvia.a664326/

Was Juodžionys identified as the drone's intended target?

No. The reports described a Ukrainian drone that had strayed into Lithuania during an operation aimed at Russia.Source: https://www.lrt.lt/ru/novosti/17/3087191/m-sinkiavichius-o-drone-upavshem-v-litve-net-somnenii-chto-on-nios-vzryvchatku

Source Material

Municipal cemetery register Krinčinas eldership Prime minister on the drone found in Lithuania Drone incident in Lithuania near Latvia Pasvalys district 2026 service schedule