On 23 May 2021, Ryanair Flight FR4978 (Athens—Vilnius) was intercepted by a Belarusian MIG-29 prior to crossing into Lithuanian airspace and diverted to Minsk National Airport. In Minsk, the Belarusian opposition activist and journalist  Roman Protasevich was removed from the plane and arrested.
On 23 May 2021, Ryanair Flight FR4978 (Athens—Vilnius) was intercepted by a Belarusian fighter jet before entering Lithuanian airspace and was diverted to Minsk National Airport. In Minsk, the Belarusian dissident Roman Protasevich was taken from the plane and arrested.