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Drone shot down over Romania likely Russian, Bucharest says

The drone that entered Romanian airspace on July 24 was likely a Russian Shahed kamikaze UAV and took two attempts to shoot down, Romania’s Defense Ministry said, as reported by local outlet Digi24.

24 July, 10:54 PM

Russia recruits drone operators for Moscow through major job website

Russia's largest job search website, HeadHunter, has posted vacancies for drone operators to help protect Moscow's airspace, as the capital faces repeated Ukrainian drone attacks, Reuters reported on July 4.

4 July, 07:46 PM

Latvian journalist discusses Ukrainian drone incidents and government resignation

Imants Liepiņš told Radio NV about incidents involving Ukrainian drones in Latvia and the resignation of the Latvian government following the controversy on May 20.

20 May, 10:35 AM

Latvia declares air alert after Russian drones enter airspace

Latvia declared an air alert after drones entered its airspace from Russia, with two unmanned aircraft crashing on Latvian territory, including one near an oil depot in the city of Rēzekne, LSM reported on May 7.

7 May, 10:33 AM

Lithuania and Latvia deny airspace to Fico flight en route to Moscow

Lithuania and Latvia denied airspace access to a plane carrying Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico en route to Moscow for May 9 events, Slovakia’s TASR news agency reported on Apr. 19.

19 April, 03:51 PM

Drone debris found in Estonia near Russian border

Several unidentified drones entered Estonia’s airspace overnight with debris from one found in Tartu County near the Russian border, ERR reported on March 31.

31 March, 02:38 PM

NATO intercepts Iranian ballistic missile over Turkey for third time in 10 days

NATO intercepted an Iranian missile that entered Turkish airspace, Bloomberg reported on March 13.

13 March, 03:18 PM

Ukraine to create assault, drone and air defense regiments in National Guard

Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said he signed an order to form assault and unmanned systems regiments within National Guard corps, as well as a separate regiment for airspace protection, according to a statement posted on Telegram on March 10.

10 March, 04:51 PM

Azerbaijan closes airspace near Iran after airport drone strike

Azerbaijan temporarily closed airspace along its border with Iran after an Iranian drone struck Nakhchivan International Airport on March 5, according to data from flight-tracking service Flightradar24.

5 March, 10:05 PM

Stoltenberg: Ukraine denied no-fly zone to avoid WWIII

Former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg described his 2022 refusal to close Ukraine's skies at President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's request as a "painful moment," stating that it would risk triggering World War III, as he wrote in his memoir, The Times reported on Nov. 8.

9 November 2025, 02:45 PM

Unknown drone forces temporary shutdown of Berlin’s main international airport

Berlin’s Brandenburg Airport (BER) briefly suspended operations on the evening of Oct. 31 after an unidentified drone was spotted, DW reported on Nov. 1.

1 November 2025, 02:04 PM

Two Russian jets briefly violate Lithuanian airspace

Two Russian military aircraft spent 18 seconds in Lithuanian airspace on Oct. 23, Lithuania’s military said, as reported by Bloomberg.

23 October 2025, 11:51 PM

Bulgarian airspace open to Putin’s plane for Budapest summit with Trump

Bulgaria is prepared to grant Russian dictator Vladimir Putin permission to cross its airspace, so he can fly to Budapest for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev said on Oct. 20.

20 October 2025, 10:40 PM

Ukraine shows proof of Hungarian drone incursion — Sybiha

Ukraine’s Armed Forces have evidence of a drone entering its airspace from Hungary, Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said, publishing a flight path map on Sept. 27.

27 September 2025, 07:41 PM

Norway closes Oslo Airport airspace after unidentified drones spotted

Airspace over Oslo Airport in Norway was temporarily closed after unidentified drones were spotted, the newspaper VG reported on Sept. 23.

23 September 2025, 10:59 AM

U.S. considers air support as part of security guarantees for Ukraine

U.S. air support is “an option and a possibility” when it comes to providing security guarantees to Ukraine, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said at a briefing on Aug. 19.

20 August 2025, 11:32 AM

Ukraine signals readiness for air ceasefire negotiations

Ukraine is prepared to consider a ceasefire in the air with Russia as a potential starting point for realistic negotiations, Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to the head of the Ukrainian President’s Office, said in an interview with Italy’s Corriere della Sera on Aug. 12.

13 August 2025, 04:45 PM

Russia to close airspace over Kapustin Yar on May 12–13

Russia will close the airspace over the Kapustin Yar missile range, from where it launched an intercontinental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Militarnyi reported, citing an aviation notice on May 10.

10 May 2025, 01:09 PM

Russia pushes US to lift Aeroflot ban, EU blocks efforts

Moscow is pressing Washington to open U.S. airspace to Russian airlines, particularly state-owned Aeroflot, as a condition for a ceasefire agreement with Ukraine, Politico reported on April 18, citing an anonymous European Commission official.

19 April 2025, 02:29 PM

Poland seeking first flights to Ukraine after airspace reopens

Poland is positioning itself to be the first country to restore air travel with Ukraine after the country’s airspace is reopened, Pawel Kowal, Poland’s government representative for Ukraine’s reconstruction, said during a press conference, news agency Ukrinform reported on April 17.

18 April 2025, 11:52 AM

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