Reconstructing Baltic airspace events from wind data.
Timestamped reconstructions of airspace incidents across Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Ukraine — anchored to AirVeto wind data, linked to primary sources, embeddable by newsrooms.
Lithuania air alert 13 June 2026 — balloon from Belarus, Vilnius
Lithuania issued a yellow-level air alert for Vilnius district on 13 June 2026, activating NATO air policing fighters before the object was identified as a meteorological balloon from Belarus. Alert lifted after 23 minutes.
Nautrēni drone, June 2026 — Latvia's first shoot-down
On 8 June 2026, NATO jets shot down a foreign drone over Nautrēni Parish, Rēzekne Municipality — the first confirmed aerial intercept of a drone entering Latvian airspace from abroad.
Vilnius airport closure, 8 June 2026 — 5 flights
Belarusian balloon markers closed Vilnius Airport from 01:18 to 04:00 EEST on 8 June 2026, disrupting five flights and 453 passengers; four aircraft were diverted, including two to Kaunas.
Constanta port, 5 June 2026 — Magura V5 sea drone
A Ukrainian Magura V5 unmanned surface vessel self-detonated at pier 77–78 in Romania's Port of Constanta on 5 June 2026 after Russian electronic warfare jamming caused it to lose navigation control during a Black Sea operation. Romania evacuated over 1,300 people from nearby beaches; no injuries were reported. Three other Ukrainian sea drones lost on the same day detonated offshore or at sea.
Estonia drone alerts, 2–3 June 2026 — six counties
Overnight drone alerts across six Estonian counties and Latvia's Alūksne municipality on the night of 2–3 June 2026 — NATO air policing scrambled; no drone was confirmed destroyed.
Galați drone strike, Romania, 29 May 2026
A Russian Geran-2 drone hit a 10-storey apartment block on Bulevardul Brăilei in Galați at 00:00 UTC on 29 May 2026, injuring two residents — the first Russian drone strike to injure civilians on NATO territory.
Dridža Lake drone, Latvia — radar-undetected crash, May 2026
An unidentified drone crashed into Dridža Lake in Krāslava Municipality, Latvia, on 23 May 2026 and exploded on impact; no injuries were reported, and no detection alert was issued beforehand.
Lithuania drone alert, 21 May 2026 — Utena district
Lithuania's second air-danger alert in two days — radar tracked two unidentified objects toward Utena on 21 May 2026; NATO fighters were scrambled but both signatures were lost and nothing was recovered.
Latvia Latgale alert, 21 May 2026 — Krāslava, Rēzekne
A drone air-threat alert covered Krāslava, Rēzekne, Ludza, and Augšdaugava on 21 May 2026; a drone was detected but not recovered, two days after the five-county shelter of 19 May.
Ignalina nuclear zone drone alert — Vilnius airport closed
An unidentified radar mark from Belarus triggered Lithuania's air-danger alert on 20 May 2026, closing Vilnius Airport and moving officials to shelter; lifted at 10:58 with no impact confirmed.
Latvia drone alert, 19 May 2026 — Latgale, Vidzeme shelter
A drone entering from the direction of Russia triggered shelter-in-place orders across Latgale and Vidzeme on 19 May 2026, suspending train services; the drone was assessed as likely Ukrainian, diverted by Russian EW.
Estonia drone shootdown, 19 May 2026 — first NATO intercept
On 19 May 2026, a Romanian NATO F-16 from the Baltic Air Policing detachment shot down an intruding drone near Kablaküla, Estonia — the first NATO fighter intercept of a drone over Baltic airspace.
Trakai contraband balloons — 19 May 2026
Two smuggling balloons carrying contraband cigarettes came down near a lake in Trakai district before dawn on 19 May 2026, a few houses from Seimas member Edita Rudelienė's home.
Samanė drone find, Lithuania — radar-undetected, 17 May 2026
A destroyed drone was found near Samanė village, Utena district, on 17 May 2026; Lithuanian radars had not detected it in flight, and preliminary markings suggested Ukrainian origin.
Helsinki airport closure, 15 May 2026 — first HEL shutdown
A drone alert closed Helsinki-Vantaa airport 04:00–07:19 EEST on 15 May 2026, triggering shelter-in-place for 1.8 million people; flights diverted to Stockholm Arlanda and Rovaniemi. No drone crossing into Finnish airspace was confirmed.