has been flying unarmed drones over Gaza to help locate hostages an indication of attempts to improve an imperfect intelligence picture from the Palestinian enclave.

The crossing normally takes about 20 hours.head of the sea rescue coordination center in Kaliningrad.

and rescue ships were scrambled as a precaution.Forecasts for the southeastern part of the Baltic Sea said there were gale force winds.Russias Baltic Sea exclave between Poland and Lithuania when the engine stopped working.

Russian state news agency Tass quoted Andrei Permyakov.The Regina Seaways was headed toward its original destination in Lithuania after the crew restarted the main engine.

according to the countrys defense ministry.

operated by Copenhagen-based DFDS Seaways.Ukrainian soldiers are seen preparing to fire a 120mm mortar toward Russain forces in the Donetsk region on April 5.

Ahead of any new military action.and Ukrainian military leaders have in recent weeks indicated they may move toward launching a new counteroffensive.

Peaceful residents in the northern.which at the time was perceived to have a smaller.