The latest from the eastern frontier.
The live incident map, the newest reconstructions and analysis, the most-read pieces, and a reference glossary - one place to catch up on the EU eastern border airspace picture.
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Four airspace entries off Sulina, Romania, 14-15 Oct 2026
Romania's defence ministry logged four entries into national airspace off Sulina between the morning of October 14 and 01:34 on October 15, 2026; Ukrainian air defence shot down two targets.
Two drones at Adutiškis and Šiulgiai, October 9-11, 2026
VSAT border guards took control of two cigarette-carrying drones from Belarus on the nights of October 9 and 10, 2026, and say they have landed 63 drones this year.
Lithuania balloon cargos, Oct 8 - nine, 55,490 packs
Border guards and police intercepted nine balloon-borne cigarette cargoes from Belarus in four Lithuanian districts overnight and on the morning of October 8, 2026.
Alfa Watan sinking, Oct 6, 2026 - Bulgaria's Black Sea zone
Drones hit the cargo ships Alfa Watan and Able about 70 nautical miles east of Byala at 03:00 on October 6, 2026. The Alfa Watan sank; its crew is missing.
Royad Mammadov sinking, Oct 5, 2026 - Romania's Black Sea zone
A Turkish-owned grain ship, the Royad Mammadov, caught fire and sank about 30 nautical miles south of Sfântu Gheorghe on October 5, 2026. Ukraine blames two Russian drones.
Latvia-Belarus border, Oct 5, 2026 - armed escorts, cameras taken
Masked, armed escorts pushed at least 20 migrants toward Latvian soldiers; hours later masked men crossed in and took two border cameras.
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US Army Flew Dozens of Balloons at Once in the Middle East
An Army intelligence official said dozens of balloons flew at once in CENTCOM operations. AirVeto's Podlaskie data shows how far unsteered balloons travel.
Israel's POINT@AIR Aerostat Radar Heads to AUSA 2026 Without a Disclosed Range
IAI's ELTA is unveiling POINT@AIR, a radar on a tethered balloon, at AUSA 2026. Its range is undisclosed and no source names balloons as targets.
Yandex Data Centres: Three Sites in Three Oblasts Hit in Four Days
Yandex's fintech chief said a third data centre was damaged on October 11. AirVeto measured the three sites 220 to 367 km apart, each in a different oblast.
Partly occupied Moldova now overflown by Russian drones
Eight airspace violations in seven days, five missiles and drones exploded on 3 October: Moldova takes the drones while Russian troops sit in Transnistria.
A second Russian drone hit Yahodyn in 15 days, and this one's blast wave reached the checkpoint building
A Russian drone's blast wave damaged Ukraine's Yahodyn checkpoint building near the Polish border, Sep 28, 2026, the second strike there in 15 days.
Russia tightens its side of the Estonia and Finland border. Estonia's own minister points to desertion, not a threat from outside
FSB curfews and checkpoint moves on Russia's Estonia and Finland border drew a theory from Estonia's interior minister: Russians avoiding conscription.
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Miltech Glossary
Full glossary- Drone
Shahed-136
Loitering munition (one-way attack drone)Iranian-designed one-way attack drone, mass-produced by Russia as the Geran-2; the loitering munition most frequently detected crossing into EU airspace. - Drone
Gerbera
Russian fixed-wing decoy UAVRussian fixed-wing decoy drone that mimics the Shahed-136 profile to overload Ukrainian air defence, increasingly fitted with warheads for direct strikes. - Drone
Chaika
Ukrainian fixed-wing decoy UAVUkrainian fixed-wing decoy drone easily mistaken in flight for the larger AN-196 Liutyi; a March 2026 Finland incident required a public correction. - Drone
Loitering munition
Class of guided drone-munitionsUmbrella term for a guided drone built to loiter over or fly toward a target before diving in and detonating; slower and more wind-affected than a missile. - Drone
Magura V5
Ukrainian autonomous naval drone (USV)Ukrainian unmanned strike boat operated by military intelligence against Russia's Black Sea Fleet, credited with over 17 warships sunk or damaged since 2023. - Drone
Hornet
US-built AI-enabled one-way strike droneUS-built, AI-enabled one-way strike drone used by Ukraine against Russian logistics routes linking Russia to occupied Crimea. Not confirmed in any EU border incident.
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